H.R. 1- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

As our nation faces a steep recession, Congress passed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1. The legislation was signed into law by President Obama February 17, 2009. The economic recovery bill was passed with strong accountability measures and every part will be open and accessible to the public through www.recovery.gov. One third, or over $250 billion is geared towards tax cuts for 95% of working Americans. Additionally, significant funding is in place for job-creating initiatives such as school construction, transportation infrastructure, broadband deployment, and energy efficiency projects. Specifically, the bill will help working families by providing unemployment benefit extensions, and billions of dollars for food assistance and job training programs. Contrary to statements from some of the bill's critics, the economic recovery package contains no earmarks for ACORN, and would do nothing to encourage "socialized medicine." On the other hand, the bill will modernize the American health system by funding a switch to electronic records, which will save lives, lower costs and protect the privacy and autonomy of working families. Since there were no earmarks, it's up to the discretion of the respective Governors, Federal and State Agencies, and State Legislatures as to where the federal dollars are spent.

It's important to note that Congressman Davis voted against the so-called $700 billion dollar "bank bailout" on every occasion it came to the floor of the House of Representatives.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act- Tennessee.gov website
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Tennessee Funding Allocations by County
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How to report a stimulus scam in Tennessee
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Read a complete summary of the economic recovery package
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Read a summary of dollars allocated in the economic recovery package for Tennessee
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Read a guidebook on recovery programs
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Read the full text of the economic recovery legislation
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How can I track where the money is being spent?
The recovery bill contains no earmarks and requires that every dollar spent be posted publicly on the web. Go to www.recovery.gov for timelines for state and local governments to report the use of funds, and the impact the recovery plan is having on community investments and jobs.