Fact Sheet: News on the Recovery Act
Congressional Desk
June 06, 2010
Congressional Republicans threaten to take us back to the failed policies that created the economic crisis — doing the bidding of the special interests: Wall Street banks, credit card companies, Big Oil, and insurance companies – and getting rewarded by their corporate friends.
These extreme Republican economic and fiscal policies created the Bush Recession — the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression , with job losses of nearly 800,000 a month — and nearly doubled our national debt.
Democrats in Congress will continue to address the major issues confronting our nation and take America in a New Direction – creating good American jobs, the lowest taxes in 60 years for the middle class and small businesses, closing tax loopholes that send jobs overseas, and building a strong new foundation for the American economy.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $83.9 million in Recovery Act grants to help networks of health centers adopt electronic health records and other health information technology systems.
"We need health information technology to bring our health care system into the 21st century," said Sebelius. "This essential technology improves the quality of care we all receive and helps make care more efficient." [6/3/10]
Denver Business Journal (Colorado) - Colorado managed care network gets $1M from stimulus for health IT
Colorado Community Managed Care Network, which operates 12 non-profit health care centers across the state, got a $1 million federal grant from the federal stimulus program to improve its health information technology systems.
"The Recovery Act continues to support vital projects that will improve health care and economic vitality both in our cities and our rural towns," Gov. Bill Ritter said in a news release, referring to the official name of the stimulus, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. "These latest awards will create jobs and have lasting benefits that will continue long after the Recovery Act ends." [6/3/10]
KansasReporter.org - Highway project to use last of roadway stimulus funds
KDOT will add four bridges, an interchange and a four-lane freeway to K-18 highway between Manhattan and Fort Riley in the coming months. The project is the last in Kansas that will be funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) federal economic stimulus program.
"Without Recovery Act funding, we couldn't have done this project in the foreseeable future," said Deb Miller, the state´s transportation secretary.
Through ARRA, Kansas received more $348 million for highway and other transportation projects. Five highway developments are currently underway, the total cost of which amounts to $235.3 million. A large portion of the rest of the $348 million is going to local governments for highway repair.
As of April, about 3,000 people were employed in Kansas through ARRA projects across the state. [6/2/10]
KTVU FOX -2 (California) - Boxer Tours Caldecott Tunnel Construction Site
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer toured a construction site in Orinda Thursday morning where crews are creating a fourth bore at the Caldecott Tunnel.
The four-year, $420 million project broke ground in January and has so far created 225 jobs, according to Bijan Sartipi, director of Caltrans' District 4.
The project is expected to create between 4,000 and 4,500 new jobs by the time it's finished, Boxer said.
About $197.5 million for the project came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [6/3/10]
Port Charlotte Florida Weekly - Charlotte County stimulus dollars at work [DISTRICTS MENTIONED: R-Vern Buchanan (FL-13): Voted NO on Recovery Act, R-Connie Mack (FL-14): Voted NO on Recovery Act, and R-Tom Rooney (FL-16): Voted NO on Recovery Act]
By the end of March, about half of the $787 billion in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act dollars was flowing through myriad cities and counties, school systems and businesses.
Throughout Charlotte County, reports show nearly $20 million is being spent on improving roads, transportation and social services.
The Charlotte County School District received the largest portion of Recovery Act money in the county: $11.7 million. The school system says the money secured the jobs of more than 200 teachers. [6/3/10]
Pittsburg Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) - School projects to get $600 million
The federal stimulus program is providing new benefits for Pennsylvania, funneling more than $600 million to help pay for construction projects in many of the state's school districts, including 13 districts in Western Pennsylvania, Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday.
Across the state, $602 million will be available to help pay for 101 construction projects.
"Obviously, we are very pleased with the award," Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesman Craig Kwiecinski said.
"These funds will help put people to work on vital construction projects, save energy costs and help improve education programs," while saving taxpayers in the school districts the amounts they would have had to pay for debt service on the bonds, said Gov. Ed Rendell.
The stimulus program was controversial when Congress enacted it last year, with U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, providing a key vote in support of it before he switched and became a Democrat. Mr. Rendell said the program already has provided many jobs in manufacturing and construction in the state.
"The stimulus program has been a godsend for Pennsylvania," he added. [6/4/10]
News 14 Carolina - State, federal leaders push for education jobs bill
Stimulus money helped plug some of the holes in the education budget last year. Federal stimulus money saved 80 jobs in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district, 241 jobs in Durham and 1,243 in Wake County for the current school year. [6/3/10]
The Oakland Tribune (California) - San Leandro's Community Health Center Network gets $3 million in stimulus money [MEMBER MENTIONED: Pete Stark (CA-13)]
A local health center will receive $3 million in federal stimulus funds to build an electronic health records system.
The grant, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is going to the Community Health Center Network.
San Leandro's Community Health Center Network, on Callan Avenue, is one of the 45 health centers across the nation awarded a total of $83.9 million from the recovery act, Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, said Thursday.
Stark praised the project. "This money will speed the use of this technology in our community, and our health centers will serve as examples as we spread the use of health (information technology) nationwide." [6/4/10]
The Epoch Times - Brooklyn Bridge $500 Million Upgrade
The $500 million revitalization of the Brooklyn Bridge is underway. Joe Biden, along with Mayor Bloomberg and Marty Markowitz visited the Bridge with the announcement that $30 million out of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used for the Bridge revamp over a four year period.
The Brooklyn Bridge Project will create 150 jobs in the heavy construction industry.
"It´s great to see men and women back on the job, completing work on one of the truly treasured landmarks this country possesses," said Vice President Joe Biden on his visit to the bridge. [6/3/10]
These extreme Republican economic and fiscal policies created the Bush Recession — the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression , with job losses of nearly 800,000 a month — and nearly doubled our national debt.
Democrats in Congress will continue to address the major issues confronting our nation and take America in a New Direction – creating good American jobs, the lowest taxes in 60 years for the middle class and small businesses, closing tax loopholes that send jobs overseas, and building a strong new foundation for the American economy.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $83.9 million in Recovery Act grants to help networks of health centers adopt electronic health records and other health information technology systems.
"We need health information technology to bring our health care system into the 21st century," said Sebelius. "This essential technology improves the quality of care we all receive and helps make care more efficient." [6/3/10]
Denver Business Journal (Colorado) - Colorado managed care network gets $1M from stimulus for health IT
Colorado Community Managed Care Network, which operates 12 non-profit health care centers across the state, got a $1 million federal grant from the federal stimulus program to improve its health information technology systems.
"The Recovery Act continues to support vital projects that will improve health care and economic vitality both in our cities and our rural towns," Gov. Bill Ritter said in a news release, referring to the official name of the stimulus, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. "These latest awards will create jobs and have lasting benefits that will continue long after the Recovery Act ends." [6/3/10]
KansasReporter.org - Highway project to use last of roadway stimulus funds
KDOT will add four bridges, an interchange and a four-lane freeway to K-18 highway between Manhattan and Fort Riley in the coming months. The project is the last in Kansas that will be funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) federal economic stimulus program.
"Without Recovery Act funding, we couldn't have done this project in the foreseeable future," said Deb Miller, the state´s transportation secretary.
Through ARRA, Kansas received more $348 million for highway and other transportation projects. Five highway developments are currently underway, the total cost of which amounts to $235.3 million. A large portion of the rest of the $348 million is going to local governments for highway repair.
As of April, about 3,000 people were employed in Kansas through ARRA projects across the state. [6/2/10]
KTVU FOX -2 (California) - Boxer Tours Caldecott Tunnel Construction Site
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer toured a construction site in Orinda Thursday morning where crews are creating a fourth bore at the Caldecott Tunnel.
The four-year, $420 million project broke ground in January and has so far created 225 jobs, according to Bijan Sartipi, director of Caltrans' District 4.
The project is expected to create between 4,000 and 4,500 new jobs by the time it's finished, Boxer said.
About $197.5 million for the project came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [6/3/10]
Port Charlotte Florida Weekly - Charlotte County stimulus dollars at work [DISTRICTS MENTIONED: R-Vern Buchanan (FL-13): Voted NO on Recovery Act, R-Connie Mack (FL-14): Voted NO on Recovery Act, and R-Tom Rooney (FL-16): Voted NO on Recovery Act]
By the end of March, about half of the $787 billion in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act dollars was flowing through myriad cities and counties, school systems and businesses.
Throughout Charlotte County, reports show nearly $20 million is being spent on improving roads, transportation and social services.
The Charlotte County School District received the largest portion of Recovery Act money in the county: $11.7 million. The school system says the money secured the jobs of more than 200 teachers. [6/3/10]
Pittsburg Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) - School projects to get $600 million
The federal stimulus program is providing new benefits for Pennsylvania, funneling more than $600 million to help pay for construction projects in many of the state's school districts, including 13 districts in Western Pennsylvania, Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday.
Across the state, $602 million will be available to help pay for 101 construction projects.
"Obviously, we are very pleased with the award," Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesman Craig Kwiecinski said.
"These funds will help put people to work on vital construction projects, save energy costs and help improve education programs," while saving taxpayers in the school districts the amounts they would have had to pay for debt service on the bonds, said Gov. Ed Rendell.
The stimulus program was controversial when Congress enacted it last year, with U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, providing a key vote in support of it before he switched and became a Democrat. Mr. Rendell said the program already has provided many jobs in manufacturing and construction in the state.
"The stimulus program has been a godsend for Pennsylvania," he added. [6/4/10]
News 14 Carolina - State, federal leaders push for education jobs bill
Stimulus money helped plug some of the holes in the education budget last year. Federal stimulus money saved 80 jobs in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district, 241 jobs in Durham and 1,243 in Wake County for the current school year. [6/3/10]
The Oakland Tribune (California) - San Leandro's Community Health Center Network gets $3 million in stimulus money [MEMBER MENTIONED: Pete Stark (CA-13)]
A local health center will receive $3 million in federal stimulus funds to build an electronic health records system.
The grant, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is going to the Community Health Center Network.
San Leandro's Community Health Center Network, on Callan Avenue, is one of the 45 health centers across the nation awarded a total of $83.9 million from the recovery act, Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, said Thursday.
Stark praised the project. "This money will speed the use of this technology in our community, and our health centers will serve as examples as we spread the use of health (information technology) nationwide." [6/4/10]
The Epoch Times - Brooklyn Bridge $500 Million Upgrade
The $500 million revitalization of the Brooklyn Bridge is underway. Joe Biden, along with Mayor Bloomberg and Marty Markowitz visited the Bridge with the announcement that $30 million out of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used for the Bridge revamp over a four year period.
The Brooklyn Bridge Project will create 150 jobs in the heavy construction industry.
"It´s great to see men and women back on the job, completing work on one of the truly treasured landmarks this country possesses," said Vice President Joe Biden on his visit to the bridge. [6/3/10]
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