Senate Democrats are in the process of assembling a "jobs bill" that will likely be ready for consideration after they finish health care reform.

Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) are writing the jobs bill after receiving over 100 job creation ideas from their colleagues and various Senate committees. Similar to the House-passed jobs bill, which included over $40 billion for infrastructure, infrastructure spending will likely be a major component of the Senate package. AGC continues to meet with Senate leaders to ensure that any infrastructure spending included in the final package is targeted to existing programs that can have an immediate impact in the construction industry.