Posted on 10/26/2009 7:30:54 PM PDT by Son House
Calling it "the beginning of the end" of the nation's economic travails, President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus spending bill into law Tuesday afternoon in Denver.
Mr. Obama said he used 10 different pens to sign the bill -- essentially writing little more than one letter per pen. Pens used for major bills are keepsakes given to key aides and lawmakers involved in the process, and the high number of pens showed just how many people had a hand in delivering Mr. Obama's first major piece of legislation in his young administration.
But passing the bill may have been the easy part. Now Mr. Obama and his administration must manage the biggest one-time infusion of cash in the nation's history.
As he signed the bill, Mr. Obama asked voters to help track how the money is being spent by using recovery.gov, a new Web site that will display spending details.
"Instead of politicians doling out money behind closed doors, the important decisions about where taxpayer dollars are invested will be yours to scrutinize," Mr. Obama said in a video announcing the opening of the site.
Mr. Obama said his plan will create 3.5 million jobs over the next two years, and his new Web site lists the number of jobs expected to be created in each state, with California's nearly 400,000 new or preserved jobs topping the list.
"The site is the tip of the iceberg for the effort that will go into taking spending tracking and accountability to the next level," the official said. "It's clear we don't have all the answers, but we're trying to think about how we can develop programs that provide accessibility and transparency."
Mr. Obama said the site will grow and develop as the spending ramps up.
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Congress is where the focus needs to be. Where is the Private Sector Growth Congress? 90% of those "$787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" Jobs were promised to be in the private sector.
The plan will create 3.5 million jobs. Where Congress? How is the 'Plan' currently working? Congress?
Working like a charm. Not so much!
Yeah, it’s working so well....
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“the beginning of the end”
I can’t believe he said that. How prophetic. I think he was talking about the whole country.
This started last November when this pathetic fraud, Manchurian candidate, America hating and empty suit “won” the election.
God help us. I hope we can survive another 3 years.
Republicans Doubt Obama Job Estimates on Stimulus Bill
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/Content/Article.aspx?rsrcid=43044
The Romer-Bernstein report estimates that construction would lead the way in gaining 678,000 jobs under Obama’s planned stimulus, since a significant part of the spending would be focused on highway infrastructure.
Next came retail with 604,000 jobs, the hospitality industry with 499,000 jobs, manufacturing with 408,000 jobs, professional and business services with 345,000 jobs, financial activities with 214,000, and education and health services with 240,000 jobs.
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Congress? Tell Americans how this is working???
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