American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will create jobs nationwide

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today voted in support of the conference report on H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which passed the House by a vote of 246-183-1.

“The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will save or create an estimated 3.5 million jobs, including more than 300,000 in Texas, and provide tax relief to 95 percent of American workers,” Congresswoman Johnson said.  “The investments we make in infrastructure will not only put people to work, they will improve our roads, bridges, mass transit systems and school buildings.  This transformative legislation will provide short-term relief to people who are struggling, and it will transform our economy in the long-term.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is a victory for the American people.”

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide more than $2.8 billion in infrastructure funding for projects in Texas, including more than $2.2 billion for highways and bridges, more than $370 million for mass transit and more than $176 million for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

An analysis by economist Mark Zandi of Moodys.com found that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act could lower the Texas unemployment rate by 1.6 percent. 

For comprehensive information about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including bill text and summaries of its provisions, please see: http://www.majorityleader.gov/members/econ_crisis.cfm.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.