>> reporter: the report highlights projects like this one in south plainfield, new jersey, where a toxic area contaminated by an old electronics plant is being transformed into a new industrial park, thanks to 30 million stimulus dollars. the project has already created 68 jobs and is designed to be an economic boon to the south plainfield area once it's completed next year. the white house is also touting the $175 million in stimulus funds being spent here at new york's staten island ferry terminal, replacing nine bridges like this one that are in a dangerous state of disrepair. >> reporter: there are now 120 workers on the job here rebuilding a transportation hub that services 65,000 commuters every day. the white house report is a direct response to senators john mccain and tom coburn, who have issued three separate reports on what they call the top 100 wasteful stimulus projects. those reports highlighted things like the $3.4 million spent on the so-called turtle tunnel, allowing animals to go from one