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AIA's McEntee rebuts BD+C on the stimulus package

Your editorial ("Congress to AEC industry: Drop dead!" March 2009) is based on missing details about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. While the design and construction industry didn't get the comprehensive funding that the AIA advocated, there are still many opportunities for members of the industry. You are correct in asserting that the $8.8 billion slated for Governors can be used for both education and public safety. However, the bill provides an additional $44 billion that goes directly to local school districts to spend solely on education activities, of which school modernization is one …