[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THE BENEFITS OF THE RECOVERY ACT

  (Ms. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. RICHARDSON. One year ago the economy was declining by 6 percent. 
Over 600,000 Americans month after month after month were losing their 
jobs, with no relief. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that 
this Democratic Congress ensured that we brought forward was enacted to 
ensure that President Obama and his commitment as well would jump-start 
our economy, that we would create and save 3.5 million jobs, that we 
would give 95 percent of Americans who needed assistance a tax cut that 
we would deliver, and finally, that we would rebuild America through 
our roads, our rail, and our water infrastructure.
  When we look at America today, we are doing better than what we were 
doing a year ago, but we have more to do. The American Recovery Act 
helped us to create new infrastructure, to train teachers, hire 
educators, and to improve health care. But we are ready to do more.

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