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could put people to work. >> but critics say federal spending infrastructure has a minimal affect on job creation. >> i think if the federal government could create jobs we wouldn't see this new jobs report coming out. >> with congressional approval needed for any boost in instructure spending, it's a debate that's unlikely to go away. athena jones, cnn, washington. top of the hour, 4:00 on the east coast, you're in the cnn newsroom, hi, everybody, thank you for joining us. i'm alena cho, fredericka whitfield as the day off. take a look at these pictures one week after hurricane ir...