Claim: The transportation secretary overstated the number of construction jobs lost because Congress has failed to pass a federal aviation bill. Ray LaHood claimed that "as many as 70,000 construction workers across America are out of work," because of the congressional stalemate. That's the number of jobs a construction industry analysis said would be "affected" in some way. The industry study puts the number of construction workers who are actually "out of work" at 24,000.
Fact-check: LaHood Pads Job Losses - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the transportation secretary overstated the number of construction jobs lost because congress has failed to pass a federal aviation bill. ray lahood claimed that "as many as 70,000 construction workers across america are out of work," because of the congressional stalemate. that's the number of jobs a construction industry analysis said would be "affected" in some way. the industry study puts the number of construction workers who are actually "out of work" at 24,000.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
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Date published: 2011-07-29T18:34:56