American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
September 21, 2009
Democrats enacted ARRA (H.R. 1) in the first month of President Obama’s term to jumpstart our economy, create and save 3.5 million jobs, give 95% of American workers a tax cut, and begin to rebuild America’s road, rail and water infrastructure, with unprecedented accountability measures – no earmarks, new state whistleblower protections, and an historic degree of transparency at www.recovery.gov. (Signed into law)