[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  POSITIVE UPDATE ON RECOVERY PACKAGE

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give a positive 
update on the progress of the recovery package.
  When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act came before Congress 
earlier this year, I had to make a tough decision on how I would vote. 
I am happy that I voted for the recovery.
  We have had recovery funds go towards improving infrastructure, 
funding our medical research, and improving our schools for our 
children. Just last week, my district received over $20 million in 
stimulus funds to improve water quality and almost $2 million in 
medical research funding.
  The positive impacts of this legislation are being seen across the 
State of Ohio and the country. A report recently shows that the 
Recovery Act has saved or created about 1 million jobs. In fact, in the 
last month, unemployment has dropped in each the 12 counties that I 
represent in Ohio.
  With almost three-fourths of the stimulus funds still set to be 
released, I expect to see additional jobs saved and created across the 
country and in my district. I am excited to see the progress that we 
are making and will continue to make.

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