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Tuesday, February 24, 2009The President's address
The President is gearing up to give his first address to a joint session of Congress tonight. Read an excerpt of the address, along with the names of the Americans who will be seated in the First Lady's box during the President's remarks.
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Monday, February 23, 2009Vice President Biden to Oversee the Administrations implementation of the Recovery Act's Provisions
Vice President Biden to Oversee the Administration's Implementation of the Recovery Act's Provisions President Obama Appoints Earl Devaney as Chair of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board.
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Monday, February 23, 2009Help is on the way
The President announced that $15 billion in relief funds for states will be available as soon as this Wednesday, and he has named Earl Devaney, former inspector general of the Interior Department, to oversee spending of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Monday, February 23, 2009President Obama Announces $15 Billion in Medicaid Relief from ARRA Headed To States
Moving swiftly to bring real relief to Americans hit hard by the economic crisis, President Barack Obama announced today that states will be able to access the first two quarters of Federal Medical Assistance Percentage funding (FMAP) starting this Wednesday, February 25.
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Saturday, February 21, 2009The quickest and broadest tax cut ever
In his weekly address, President Obama announced that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will start having an impact as soon as a few weeks from now, in the form of the quickest and broadest tax cut in history.
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Friday, February 20, 2009New Economic Recovery Legislation Affects Railroad Retirement Annuitants and Railroad Workers
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, recently signed into law by President Obama, contains a number of provisions that affect railroad retirement annuitants and railroad workers. This Act provides for a one-time $250 payment to most individuals who receive railroad retirement benefits, and also provides up to 13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits for certain railroad workers who exhaust their rights to the benefits normally provided under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009U.S. Education Secretary Visits Charter School in New York City, Discusses State-by-State Estimates
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today visited Explore Charter School in Brooklyn to discuss the importance of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in saving jobs and advancing reforms. He discussed the state-by-state estimates of new education revenues included in the stimulus bill and set a goal of releasing a third of the more than $100 billion in funding within 30 days.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009U.S. Education Secretary Announces State-by-State Dollars in New York
The U.S. Department of Education posted on-line state-by-state estimates of new education revenues included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan vowed to release a significant share of the $100 billion in funding in time to avert teacher layoffs.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009OMB releases detailed Recovery Act guidance to agencies
The work of ensuring that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is carried out with the highest standards of transparency and accountability is an enormous government-wide effort. To ensure these principles are upheld in every part of government, the Office of Management and Budget today released the first installment of guidance to Federal agencies for carrying out programs and activities enacted in the recovery plan. It contains immediate steps to be taken to ensure timely and effective implementation of the Act. Please view the memo here.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009Duncan Hails Passage of President's Stimulus Package, Cites "Historic Opportunity to Create Jobs and Advance Reform"
Education Secretary Arne Duncan today called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) a "historic opportunity to create jobs and advance education reform." He credited the "leadership of the President and the Congress in laying groundwork for a generation of education reform and economic opportunity."
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