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http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/14/A-major-milestone/
THE BRIEFING ROOM • THE BLOG
Saturday, February 14th, 2009 at 5:30 am
A major milestone
Today President Obama is celebrating the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a “major milestone on our road to recovery,” while still emphasizing that we have many miles yet to go.
“This historic step won’t be the end of what we do to turn our economy around, but the beginning,” he says in his weekly address. To get us there, he invokes President Kennedy, who said, “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”
President Obama acknowledges that some people are skeptical about the plan given how Washington has performed in the past, which is why he’s encouraging people to check back at Recovery.gov — the site where, once the plan is in action, you’ll be able to track the funds.
“Utlimately, this is your money, and you deserve to know where it’s going and how it’s spent,” he says.
Watch the address below.
“Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”
So go ahead 8 years of college IT guy! Grab yourself a shovel and come out with the road crew and do your duty as a patriotic American!