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Article: ASSEMBLY SPEAKER BASS, SENATE PRESIDENT PRO STEINBERG PROPOSE GREEN ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO CREATE JOBS, PROTECT ENVIRONMENT

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January 14, 2009
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The California State Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following press release:

Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) today announced a $2.3 billion "green" economic stimulus package that will create jobs while protecting and enhancing California's environment.

"There is no conflict between a healthy environment and a healthy economy," Steinberg said. "For this important program to spur the green economy to work, the state must get its fiscal house in order. Make no mistake - economic stimulus begins with balancing our budget."

"The Green Economic Stimulus Package we are proposing creates more than 40,000 new jobs and ...

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