Politics

House Passes Final American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

By Karina

This afternoon, the House passed the Conference Report of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by a vote of 246-183, to save and create jobs, get our economy moving again, and transform it for long-term growth and stability.

Learn more about the legislation:

Clean, Efficient, American Energy

Transforming our Economy with Science and Technology

Lowering Health Care Costs and Ensuring Broader Coverage

Investing in Education for the 21st Century

Modernizing Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways

Tax Cuts for Middle-Class Families and American Businesses

Helping Workers Hurt by the Recession

Providing Strong Accountability Measures

Speaker Pelosi:

Speaker Pelosi: “As we gather here today, the American people are watching and waiting. They want to see if we can act on their behalf. They want to know if we have heard their pleas. They?re concerned about their jobs ? whether they can hold them. Those who have lost their jobs are concerned about how they are going to be able to have any economic stability for their families. They?re concerned about their health care. They?re concerned about putting food on the table.”

Chairman George Miller (D-CA):

Chairman George Miller: “Today when this country cries out to help this economy, to help America’s families who are unemployed, who are losing income, losing jobs, President Obama stepped forth with the American Recovery Act. The Republicans step forth with saying ?no.? It was reflective when Minority Leader John Boehner’s instructions to his colleagues to oppose the bill, even as President Obama was traveling the Hill to meet with them and discuss this bill with them, they decided in advance of that meeting they would say ?no.? Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia has said that ?no? is going to be the Republican strategy on this economic crises. ?No? is going to be their strategy, he said. The Republican national spokesman of late, radio host Rush Limbaugh, added that ?no is the strategy by asserting on the air he wants President Obama to fail. Does he understand if President Obama fails, that the American families lose income, they lose their jobs, and the crises continues? And here we see the repeating of ‘no.’”

Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA):

Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA):

Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA):

Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA):

Full post as published by The Gavel on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).