II Calendar No. 1 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 6, 2009 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 7, 2009 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen America's middle class through measures that modernize the nation's infrastructure, enhance America's energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Job creation, economic growth, and a strong middle class

It is the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen America's middle class through measures that— (1)modernize the nation's infrastructure; (2)enhance America's energy independence; (3)expand educational opportunities; (4)preserve and improve affordable health care; (5)provide tax relief; and (6)protect those in greatest need.

January 7, 2009 Read the second time and placed on the calendar