[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H14884-H14885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          RECOVERY ACT REPORT

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, last week, I released a 
report outlining how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has 
benefited greater Arizona and identifying where improvements can be 
made. I surveyed

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communities receiving recovery funds across my district to bring more 
transparency and oversight into the process.
  I found significant progress has been made in bringing jobs to 
greater Arizona with 1,098 jobs created or saved in District One. 
Support to our State also prevented deep cuts in Arizona's education 
and public safety funding.
  However, delays were reported on more than 40 percent of projects, 
despite the hard work of local officials. Our rural communities are 
finding the bureaucracy to be an obstacle.
  I will continue working with local officials and Federal agencies to 
allow greater Arizona to take full advantage of the Recovery Act so 
they can create more jobs and get folks back to work.

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