[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE RECOVERY ACT IS GOOD FOR NEVADA

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, families in southern Nevada have been hit 
hard during this economic recession. Unemployment is at a 25-year high 
and our tourism industry has struggled as the national economy has 
slowed. But already, the economic recovery package that Congress passed 
is beginning to provide assistance to 95 percent of Nevadans in the 
form of tax cuts.
  Over the past few months, the Making Work Pay tax credit has put 
extra money in the pocket of workers. Nevada has already received more 
than $75 million to extend unemployment benefits for those struggling 
to find work. Seniors and veterans have received a $250 recovery 
payment, and schools in Nevada got $340 million to keep teachers from 
being laid off and to develop programs. Funding through the recovery 
package has also helped Nevada's efforts to create a clean energy 
economy. Just yesterday, $13.8 million was announced from the 
Department of Energy to help fund energy initiatives that will lead us 
to the next steps to creating clean energy jobs. Clearly the Recovery 
Act has helped the people in Nevada.

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