White House orders aim to speed up construction projects . Republicans filibustered the Senate version of the president 's $ 447 billion jobs proposal in mid-October , while a $ 35 billion measure that would have forestalled layoffs of state and local government workers like teachers and police officers was blocked a few days later . The order calls for the creation of a new Office of American Innovation, which will be led by an executive from within the Department of Commerce. ` ` If there 's money in the pipeline , we want to get it out faster , '' he says .
White House orders aim to speed up construction projects . The order calls for the creation of a new Office of American Innovation, which will be led by an executive from within the Department of Commerce. `` If there 's money in the pipeline , we want to get it out faster , '' he says .