[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H8964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      THE RECOVERY ACT IS WORKING

  (Mr. SCHRADER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I came to the floor yesterday to talk 
about 145 teaching jobs that were saved, thanks to the Recovery Act in 
one community school district alone. Today I'd like to talk about jobs 
that have been created and saved for Oregon's first responders.
  Mr. Speaker, just yesterday, the first wave of COPS grants was 
announced. That means 21 more police officers patrolling our streets in 
Oregon thanks to the Recovery Act. A number of those are in Oregon 
City, a city I know very closely, which desperately needs the 
assistance for an understaffed police department. These are 21 first 
responders that would not have been on the job, again, without this 
recovery package.
  The Oregon Department of Corrections also received $103 million to 
save guard positions and prevent prisoners from being released from 
Oregon's prisons. Oregon is in very tough shape with this economic 
downturn.
  These are just a few examples, with more announcements on the way. 
Over the next couple of weeks, Byrne grants targeted to help local 
police communities investigate and prosecute criminals and provide 
revenue for juvenile justice programs that help steer our troubled 
youth away from a life of crime. The Recovery Act is working.

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