School Construction Funding Of $700 Million Approved In Subcommittee

The Senate Labor - HHS Appropriations Subcommittee yesterday approved the fiscal year 2010 appropriations measure for the Labor and Health and Human Services Departments, recommending total appropriations of $163.1 billion for the two Obama administration agencies. The measure specifically includes $700 million for school construction and renovation, an area of funding cut from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at the last minute. It seems likely that this bill will pass both houses of Congress before the current appropriations expire. Advancement of this measure on a voice vote is the only good news out of Washington for the construction industry so far this week.