Stimulus

House Oversight Hearing on Economic Stimulus Spending

Thursday

Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) chaired a House Oversight & Govt. Reform Cmte. hearing on tracking the use of funds in the 787 billion dollar economic stimulus package. The Government Accountability Office released its first official report on stimulus fund tracking at this hearing.
watch House Hearing on Stimulus Spending   
read GAO Report    read Wash. Post: Stimulus Job Totals Questioned

Recent Programs

Accuracy of Recovery.gov Website Questioned (November 18, 2009)
Accuracy of Recovery.gov Website Questioned Errors were reported this week on Recovery.gov's website on the money spent and the jobs created or saved in incorrectly numbered or non-existent congressional districts. The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on the accuracy of the stimulus job figures and will hear from Recovery Board Chairman Ed Devaney.
Washington, DC
visit News Reports on Website Errors    visit Recovery Board Chair Ed Devaney    visit House Oversight Cmte.
Economic Policy Institute Spotlights Job Downturn (November 17, 2009)
Obama Admin. Announces Jobs Forum (November 12, 2009)
Pres. Obama Remarks at DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center (October 27, 2009)
Pres. Obama Remarks on Clean Energy (October 23, 2009)
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (October 19, 2009)
Vice Pres. Biden Remarks on Green Jobs and Middle Class Energy Savings (October 19, 2009)
New Report Shows 30,383 Jobs Created or Saved (October 15, 2009)
Pres. Obama Remarks on Economic Benefits of Recovery Act (October 14, 2009)
V.P. Joe Biden Remarks Before Recovery Act Implementation Cabinet Meeting (October 1, 2009)
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About the Series

The $787 Billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. Known as the economic stimulus law, it was passed to jumpstart the U.S. economy as well as to save and create more than 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.

Recovery Progress Report:
As of November 18, $297.1 billion of the $787 billion stimulus has been committed to states; $136.3 billion has been paid out.

This website contains news conferences, hearings and Congressional debates on the stimulus as well as links to government and watchdog groups who are tracking spending.

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