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This is a Texas-centric article; the job details it gives are for congressional districts in Texas.
The White House on Tuesday provided more details on how the American Recovery and Reinvesment Act will save or create 3.5 million jobs as part of the recently enacted $789 billion stimulus package.
The Obama Administration claims that the legislation will create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years. The White House says jobs will be created in a range of industries ranging from clean energy to health care. More than 90 percent of these jobs will be in the private sector.
Supporters of the stimulus bill say the funds will lead to investments in infrastructure, education, health care, alternative energy and jobs in Texas.
California will save or create the most jobs in the United States, at 396,000 jobs. Texas is second in the nation, at 269,000 jobs. New York is third, at 215,000 jobs.
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