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Sent 1: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, in a bid to create jobs and boost economic growth, called on Congress on Monday to pass a $50 billion plan to renew the country's transportation infrastructure.
Sent 2: His address was the first of two speeches the president is scheduled to make this week to frame his administration's ongoing response to the recession, less than two months ahead of midterm elections in which Democratic majorities in the House and Senate are in jeopardy.
Sent 3: "Today, I am announcing a new plan for rebuilding and modernizing America's roads, and rails and runways for the long term," said Obama, who spoke on Labor Day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- a state with competitive gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races.
Sent 4: "We used to have the best infrastructure in the world.
Sent 5: We can have it again," he said to loud cheers from a crowd of union workers.
Sent 6: The proposal envisions -- over a six year period -- rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail and 150 miles of airport runways.
Sent 7: It also would include modernizing the nation's air traffic control system in an effort to reduce delays and travel time.
Sent 8: "This will not only create jobs immediately.
Sent 9: It's also going to make our economy hum over the long haul," said the president.
Sent 10: Obama hopes to work with Congress to enact an up-front investment of $50 billion -- an amount a White House statement said would represent a significant chunk of new spending on infrastructure.
Sent 11: The investment would then be paired with what the administration called a framework to improve transportation spending.
Sent 12: The long-term plan would include the establishment of an Infrastructure Bank, which would leverage federal dollars and focus on projects that could deliver the the biggest bang for the buck, Obama said.
Sent 13: The president stressed the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together on the transportation initiative, which would need to be approved by Congress.

Question: What did the president say would be two significant benefits of spending to rebuild many miles of roads, railways, and runways? (true/0)

It would create jobs immediately, and it would also make the economy run more smoothly over the long term
That it will boost the new spending on infrastructure and popularize those who favor it in Wisconsin for the upcoming gubernatorial races there
More jobs, better commute times
That it would "create jobs immediately," and "Make our economy hum over the long haul."
That it will create the Infrastructure Bank and increase the chance of a Democratic majority in the House and Senate
More jobs, a better economy

Question: In addition to repairing 150 miles of airport runways, what other impact would this plan have on air traffic? (true/1)

Modernizing the nation's air traffic control system in an effort to reduce delays and travel time
Repainting lines
It would reduce travel time
It would reduce delays
It would help our economy
The nation's air traffic control system would be modernized in an effort to reduce delays and travel time
Or travel time
The cost would cause increases in delays and

Question: Is President Obama's plan beneficial in the short run or long run? (false/2)

Question: On behalf of his administration, what is the overt cause and what is the implied cause of why President Obama gave a speech about spending $50 billion on renewing the country's transportation infrastructure? (false/3)

Overt: To modernize the roads and repair roads, rails, and runways. Implied: To ensure the Republican majority of the House and Senate before midterm elections
Overt: To bid to create jobs and boost economic growth. Implied: Because midterm elections are coming up
Overt: Because midterm elections are coming up. Implied: To bid to create jobs and boost economic growth
Overt: To push to create jobs and boost the economy. B Implied: Because the Democratic majority of the House and Senate are in jeopardy
The overt cause was to provide the administration's response to the recession. The implied cause concerned the midterm elections in which Democratic majorities in the House and Senate were in jeopardy
He thinks the roads are bad

Question: What is the framework to improve transportation spending? (false/4)

The long-term plan would include the establishment of an Infrastructure Bank, which would leverage federal dollars and focus on projects that were the most efficient
Creating an Infrastructure Bank, which would guide spending in order to receive the biggest results for the dollars spent
The long-term plan would include the establishment of a National Bank, which would leverage federal dollars and focus on projects that were the most efficient

Question: What as President Obama asking Congress for to implement his plan to renew the country's transportation infrastructure? (true/5)

Six years to rebuild many roads, rails, and runways
The creation of the "Infrastructure Bank" to help fund the renewal in the most efficient way
To implement the "National Bank
To be proud of him
For them to create a six year plan to rebuild roads, rails, and runways
To work together on his new plan and to support it
A $50 billion investment

Question: Who were many of the people happy about what the president was saying in his speech about renewing the country's transportation infrastructure? (false/6)

Question: What was involved in President Obama's plan to create jobs and boost economic growth? (true/7)

A seven year plan to rebuild rails, roads, and runways
A six year period to rebuild 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail and 150 miles of airport runways
Congress
A plan to rebuild 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail and 150 miles of airport runways
Six year period -- rebuilding 25,000 miles of roads, 1500 miles of rail and 500 miles of airport runways
Renew the country's transportation infrastructure through rebuilding and modernizing America's roads, rails, and runways

Question: To what is the president referring when he says, "We can have it again"? (false/8)

The "greatest infrastructure in the world"
The Infrastructure Bank
A Democratic majority in the House and Senate
Greatness
The world's greatest infrastructure
The best infrastructure in the world
A modernized infrastructure

Question: The plan for rebuilding and modernizing America's roads, and rails and runways for the long term would have what immediate effect? (true/9)

It would
More jobs
It would give us the "greatest infrastructure in the world" again
It would create jobs immediately
It would decrease jobs immediately
More money spent

Question: The framework to improve transportation spending congress is being asked for would cost how much? (false/10)

Question: What assertion did President Obama make about the country's infrastructure? (false/11)

That the bid to renew it would make the economy "hum"
It'll improve commute time
It'll create jobs and improve the economy
It used to be the best in the world, and his plan will help restore that accolade
That "we can have [the greatest infrastructure in the world] again"
That we used to have the "best infrastructure in the world"
That we have never had the greatest infrastructure in the world
That the bid to renew it would create jobs

Question: What does the proposal envision? (false/12)

Better roads
A Democratic majority in the House and Senate
A modernized and improved infrastructure
A plan to rebuild 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail and 150 miles of airport runways
Rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail, and 150 miles of airport runways and modernizing the air traffic control system

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