Recovery Act

Did the Stimulus Work?

Michael Linden | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, Video, Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Crisis, Great Recession, Stimulus Package, Economy, Financial Crisis, Recovery Act, Stimulus, Recession, US Economy, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News
Michael Linden

President Obama's political opponents insist that the stimulus did nothing to help the economy and some even claim that it made things worse. The numbers, and a newly released video, tell a very different story.

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It's Cold Outside... and I'm Thinking of Summer (Jobs)

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Internships, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Summer-Jobs-Initiative, Jobs, Summer Jobs, Recovery Act, U.S. Department of Labor, Teen Employment, Youth Summer Jobs, Youth Employment, Teen Summer Jobs, Business News
Sec. Hilda Solis

My parents were first-generation Latino immigrants. I had six siblings. My family didn't have a lot of money. So to get ahead, we had to work twice as hard. And to find a summer job, we sometimes had to look twice as hard.

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HARP Is Harping on the Wrong Solution and Bilking Taxpayers

Jerry Chautin | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Real Estate Loans, Alternative Financing, Obama Administration, Real Estate, Appraisals, Obama Stimulus, Barack Obama, Bank of America, New Legislation, Borrowing Money, Higher Loan Amounts, Business News, Lending Programs, Recovery Act, HARP Refinancing, Investor Loans, Home Loans, Financial Institutions, Recovery, Economy, Countywide, Business News
Jerry Chautin

The revised HARP program will help a few homeowners and investors at taxpayers' expense. It will release refinancing lenders from liability. And most disappointing, it may have no discernible effect on improving our economy.

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The 99%: "We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For"

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Jobs Bill, Fema, Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, Recovery Act, President Obama, Hopi Elders, Congress' Approval Rating, Tarp, Taxing the Rich, Politics News
Joan E. Dowlin

"We are the ones we have been waiting for."- thus said candidate Barack Obama who used it for a Presidential campaign speech in February 2008. Althou...

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Three Things Obama's Jobs Program Needs

The New Republic | Jonathan Cohn | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Congress, President Obama, The New Republic, Jobs, Obama Administration, Recovery Act, Infrastructure, Bush Administration, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, Economic Policy Institute, Labor Day, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Jonathan Cohn, Job Creation, Business News

President Obama’s plan to give a major economic speech after Labor Day means that, finally, Washington is going to have a serious conversation about...

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Tanana -- Tiny City in Yukon Takes a Giant Renewable Step

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Alaska, Natural Resources, Wood Biomass, Economics, Economy, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Duke University, Diesel, Nicholas School of the Environment, Energy Efficiency, Biomass, Bioenergy, Fossil Fuels, Renewables, Duke Alumni, Energy Independence, Recovery Act, Department of Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Forests, Tanana, Garns, Green News
Bill Chameides

In DC, our leaders are arguing over how much of our Alaskan wilderness we should open up for oil and gas extraction. In the meantime, some enterprising folks, with a lot less clout but a lot at stake, have decided to go their own renewable way.

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Free America From GOP Hostage Takers in Wisconsin

Christine Pelosi | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Tea Party, Progressives, President Obama, Pelosi, Scott Walker, Democrats, Emiliy's List, Elections, Karl Rove, Koch Brothers, Koch, Gotv, Arab Spring, Afscme, Recovery Act, Wall Street Reform, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Wisconsin Recall Elections 2011, Healthcare Reform, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

What happens in Wisconsin will not stay in Wisconsin -- it will spread across the country as a shining example or cautionary tale for President Obama.

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Matt Sledge

Are America's Wind Power Jobs Heading To China? (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Goldwind, Video, Awea, Timken, China-Wind-Power, China Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, American Wind Energy Association, Recovery Act, Business News

As America's manufacturing base erodes year by year, one sector has remained seemingly impervious to outsourcing: renewable energy. Giant wind turb...

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Media Hit on Housing Programs Is Off Target

Sunia Zaterman | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Public Housing, Affordable Housing, Hope Vi, Hud, Washington Post, Recovery Act, Economic Development, Media News
Sunia Zaterman

Public housing is a multibillion dollar asset that is home to 2.2 million working families, seniors and people with disabilities. Not only is money not being wasted, it is producing an excellent return on investment.

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House GOP Cuts Are Theologically Immoral

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Poverty in America, Religion News, John Boehner, Sotu 2011, National Council of Churches, Obama State of the Union, State of the Union 2011, Sotu, House Republicans, Barack Obama, Federal Budget, Affordable Care Act, State of the Union, Health Care Reform, Christianity, Poor Americans, Recovery Act, Poverty, Anti-Poverty-Measures, Budget Cuts, Fy12, Religion News
Rev. Chuck Currie

Theologically, these proposed cuts are a sin. They would harm the most vulnerable among us and endanger the planet. There is no getting around it: the House GOP budget is an immoral document.

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Obama's Job Creation Plan and Business Growth Coincide at Exporting

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exporting Loans, Large Banks, Import-Export Bank, Exim Bank, Atlanta, Job Creation, Dan Holt, Obama Administration, Obama, Obama Stimulus, Barack Obama, Small Banks, Charles Green, Virginia, Community Banks, Rat Gibeau, New Legislation, The SBA Book, Georgia, Borrowing Money, Higher Loan Amounts, Lending Programs, Business News, Tennessee, Recovery Act, Financial Institutions, Sba, North Carolina, Exporting, Business News
Jerry Chautin

You can increase your revenues by selling products and services overseas, even if you've never done it before. Moreover, exporting creates jobs in America. That is why Obama wants the federal government to help you get started.

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The State Of The Union: A Christian Response To President Obama

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty in America, Obama State of the Union, Affordable Care Act, Religion News, Health Care Reform, Recovery Act, Anti-Poverty-Measures, Christianity, Poverty, Sotu, Poor Americans, National Council of Churches, State of the Union, Barack Obama, State of the Union 2011, Sotu 2011, Religion News
Rev. Chuck Currie

The president needs to take a more public role in addressing the issue of poverty. We need his voice now more than ever.

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Recovery: Credit Where Credit is Due?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Recovery, Gop, Economic Upturn, Mitch McConnell, Congressional Republicans, Paul Ryan, Recovery Act, Economic Statistics, Republicans, Democrats, Jon Kyl, Eric Cantor, State of the Union, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Comedy News
Rick Horowitz

Congressional Republicans claim credit for recent economic upturn. Ripped from the headlines "There will come a Monday," the old-timer mutte...

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President Obama Should Outline Plan To Reduce Poverty By Half

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Anti-Poverty-Measures, Affordable Care Act, Recovery Act, Poverty in America, Obama State of the Union, Religion News
Rev. Chuck Currie

I'm praying that President Obama uses the State of the Union to re-affirm his commitment to cut poverty. In doing so, he will offer hope to millions who are struggling in unimaginable ways.

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U.S. Cleantech Industry Endangered as Wall Street Sells Short

Daniel Goldfarb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean Energy, Competitiveness, Wall Street, Cleantech, Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, Sputnik, Renewable Energy, Stimulus, Recovery Act, Electric Cars, Green News
Daniel Goldfarb

The inability of Congress to extend even some of ARRA's tax breaks and grants is putting clean tech funding on dangerous ground.

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The Road To a New Progressive Narrative, Part Three: White House Shameless in the Rust Belt

Mark Cassello | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chrysler, Gm, Nafta, George Bush Economic Policy, Indiana, Progressives, Joe Biden, Kokomo-Indiana, Tea Party, Recovery Act, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Cassello

President Obama will stop in Indiana on Tuesday. This visit is likely to further aggravate the un- and under-employed throughout the Rust Belt. Obama's administration appears to have learned little since its election defeat.

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AP Story on Public Housing Paints Misleading Picture

Sunia Zaterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Housing, Recovery Act, Affordable Housing, Associated Press, Ap, Media News
Sunia Zaterman

Using skewed numbers and cherry-picked anecdotes, an AP reporter paints a widely misleading picture that hardly relates to what is actually happening in cities across the country grappling with the most fundamental housing issues.

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26,000 Illinoisans Put To Work With Recovery Act Funds

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Recovery, Illinois Employment, Illinois Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Recovery Act, Stimulus, Chicago News

Kevin Plattner realized that he might have a tough time finding work in his college major -- music composition -- so he was glad to get a training job...

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Obama's Stimulus: 'The Most Ambitious Energy Legislation In History'

TIME | Michael Grunwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Stimulus Package 2010, Energy Department, Biofuels, Smart Grid, Cleaner Coal, Venture Capital, Recovery Act, Stimulus Energy, Electric Cars, Business News

For starters, the Recovery Act is the most ambitious energy legislation in history, converting the Energy Department into the world's largest venture-...

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Stimulus Boosted U.S. GDP By Up To 4.5%, Added Millions Of Jobs

Yahoo! News | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The massive stimulus package boosted real GDP by up to 4.5 percent in the second quarter of 2010 and put up to 3.3 million peo...

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HYPOCRISY: Scores Of Republicans Who Opposed Stimulus Sought Funds In Private Letters

Center For Public Integrity | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republicans Recovery Act, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Economic Stimulus, Stimulus, Recovery Act, Republicans, Michele Bachmann, Politics News

Scores of Republicans and conservative Democrats who voted against the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act subsequently wrote letters ...

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New Refinancing Program May Help Stem a Pending Foreclosure Disaster

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financing, Small Business Jobs Bill, Real Estate, Commercial Loans, Credit Crunch, Small Banks, Small Business Owners, Business News, Office Building, Recovery Act, SBA 504, Financial Institutions, Sba, Large Banks, Franchise, Job Creation, Acquisition Loans, HR 5297, Alternative Financing, Small Business Loans, Restaurant, Brooking Institute, Operating Costs, Borrowing Money, SBA Loans, Lending Programs, Commercial Real Estate, Tarf, Business News
Jerry Chautin

Pundits say that $350 billion of commercial mortgage loans are coming due for payoff. The balances still owed are so high that many borrowers will be unable to refinance conventionally.

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The Paris Motor Show

The Energy Blog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plug-in Hybrids, Department of Energy, Recovery Act, Electric Cars, Technology News
The Energy Blog

Cross post from the Energy Blog. by David Sandalow At the Paris Motor Show today, electric cars are everywhere. Chevrolet is showing off the Volt,...

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Republican Pledge: A Rotten Egg for the Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Bp, Mortgage Underwater, Hedge Fund, Salmonella, Chicken in Every Pot, Congressional Budget Office, GOP Joint Committee on Taxation, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Unemployment, Wall Street, Great Recession, Pledge to America, Health Care Reform, Foreclosure, Medicare, Recovery Act, Republicans, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Poverty Rate, Health Insurance Reform, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Jack and Peter DeCoster, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

In 1928, the Republicans promised Hoover's victory would assure the prosperity of "a chicken in every pot." This week, the GOP proffered a similar pledge to America: instead of a "chicken in every pot" they're pledging a salmonella-poisoned egg.

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Let's Stop Torturing Facts and Start Working Together

Jared Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Jobs, Lindsay Graham Meet the Press, Unemployment, Lindsay Graham, President Obama Jobs, Job Growth, Lindsay Graham Stimulus, Lindsay Graham Jobs, Recovery Act, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

Lindsay Graham has often shown that he's fully capable of being reasonable and bipartisan. Which made it particularly disappointing to see his misleading use of numbers yesterday.

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