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Not Business as Usual

The Recovery Act requires tens of thousands of recipients of Recovery Act funds to report in every quarter on what exactly they are doing with the money - an effort that has proved to be extremely successful.
November 24, 2010 at 4:37 PM ET by Andrea Mead

How The Recovery Act is Boosting Small Biz – and Ice Cream Production – Across America

Vice President Joe Biden calls the owners of The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, CA -- a business made possible by the Recovery Act -- to thank them for sharing their story in a video and to congratulate them on the success of their business. Watch a video of the call.
November 15, 2010 at 3:17 PM ET by Andrea Mead

Celebrating National Weatherization Day

The Recovery Act weatherization program is weatherizing more than 245,000 low-income families' homes and putting thousands back to work.
November 1, 2010 at 4:42 PM ET by Secretary Steven Chu

Tax Cut Facts: How Obama’s Tax Cuts Are Helping American Families

Jared Bernstein, Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President, discusses widely underestimated benefits of President Obama's tax cuts.
October 21, 2010 at 1:09 PM ET by Jared Bernstein

TIGER II Grants to 75 Innovative Projects Will Change the Transportation Landscape, Create Jobs in 40 States

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood writes about the funding of 75 innovative new projects that will put people to work today building a 21st century foundation for tomorrow's economic growth.
October 21, 2010 at 11:33 AM ET by Secretary Ray LaHood

Keep Putting Them on the Job!

A look at the immensely successful Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Subsidized Jobs program -- and what will happen if it is allowed to end prematurely.
September 27, 2010 at 5:46 PM ET by Jared Bernstein

Revitalizing American Manufacturing

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu visits A123 Systems in Michigan as they open largest lithium-ion automotive battery production facility in North America thanks to the Recovery Act.
September 13, 2010 at 5:39 PM ET by Secretary Steven Chu

On the Road to Recovery – Manchester, New Hampshire

Vice President Biden travels to Manchester, New Hampshire to mark the weatherization of 200,000 homes under the Recovery Act.
August 27, 2010 at 5:29 PM ET by Annie Maxwell

200,000 Homes Weatherized Under the Recovery Act

Vice President Biden announces that 200,000 homes have been weatherized thanks to the Recovery Act. Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shares her thoughts.
August 26, 2010 at 5:26 PM ET by Andy Oare

The Facts on the Recovery Act & American Innovation

A look at the report out this week on some of the amazing innovations spurred by the Recovery Act that often go under the radar, and a debunking of some of the attacks on the report.
August 26, 2010 at 1:12 PM ET by Liz Oxhorn

An Increasingly Awkward Dance

Jared Bernstein, Deputy Assistant to the President on Economic Policy, debunks Representative Boehner's claims that the Recovery Act hasn’t created or saved American jobs.
August 25, 2010 at 4:09 PM ET by Jared Bernstein

Reducing Energy Costs while Creating Green Jobs for Americans

Through the Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $100 million to 100 affordable housing developments around the country to complete energy efficient renovations.
August 20, 2010 at 5:14 PM ET by Shaun Donovan

The Myth of Idle Recovery Dollars

Debunking the Republican fantasy that there is a large amount of unspent Recovery Act money to be killed, and explaining what would happen if it were.
August 11, 2010 at 11:37 AM ET by Jared Bernstein

Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore a Stimulus Success Story; Project to Add Desperately Needed Highway Capacity

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood discusses the nation's second largest highway project supported by the Recovery Act.
August 10, 2010 at 11:59 AM ET by Secretary Ray LaHood

USDA and the Commerce Department Supporting Broadband Access and Economic Opportunity Across America through the Recovery Act

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke report on how their agencies are undertaking new projects in the coming weeks to help improve the nation's broadband infrastructure.
August 4, 2010 at 1:18 PM ET by Secretary Tom Vilsack & Secretary Gary Locke

Help Where It's Needed

Jared Bernstein, Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President, debunks another misunderstanding of the Recovery Act and where the help has been going.
August 4, 2010 at 11:05 AM ET by Jared Bernstein

There They Go Again: Two Senators Continue False and Misleading Attacks on Recovery Act

Jared Bernstein, Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President, debunks the latest recycled attack on the Recovery Act from Senators John McCain and Tom Coburn.
August 3, 2010 at 9:53 AM ET by Jared Bernstein

How the Recovery Act is Affecting Small Business Innovation

The Department of Energy invests $188 million in to over 200 qualified small businesses in 34 states to develop clean energy technologies that have the potential to be commercialized.
August 2, 2010 at 6:35 PM ET by Kristina M. Johnson

The Recovery Act: Laying the Foundation for America’s 21st Century Clean Energy Economy

Secretary Donovan speaks at two events that helped underscore the extent to which President Obama’s Recovery Act is paving the way for a clean energy economy.
August 2, 2010 at 9:09 AM ET by Shaun Donovan

The Vice President and the Recovery Act on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon

Jon Jarvis, Director of the National Parks Service, discusses another Recovery Act stop, this time on the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
July 30, 2010 at 2:30 PM ET by Jon Jarvis

The Vice President & the Recovery Act Go to Yellowstone

Jonathan Jarvis, National Park Service Director, discusses Vice President Biden's trip to Yellowstone National Park as part of his Recovery Summer tour.
July 28, 2010 at 4:47 PM ET by Jonathan Jarvis

Affordable Housing in the Recovery Summer

Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States, talks about breaking ground on an affordable housing development made possible with more than $6.8 million in Recovery Act funding, joining Mayor Fenty in our Nation's Capital.
July 28, 2010 at 11:55 AM ET by Rosie Rios

"Why, 17 Months After Passage of the Recovery Act, Aren’t all the Funds Out the Door?"

Ed DeSeve, Coordinator of Recovery Implementation, debunks criticism about Recovery Act funds not being spent quickly enough.
July 27, 2010 at 1:03 PM ET by Ed DeSeve

Recovery Act in Action #8: Jobs in the Heartland

Jared Bernstein, Deputy Assistant to the President on Economic Policy, highlights a factory in Indiana that is building hybrid systems that go into energy efficient vehicles and creating manufacturing jobs thanks to the Recovery Act.
July 23, 2010 at 3:18 PM ET by Jared Bernstein

Weatherizing 82,000 Homes This Summer

Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, discusses the Department of Energy's progress towards weatherizing 82,000 homes under the Recovery Act.
July 7, 2010 at 10:53 AM ET by Cathy Zoi

President Obama on June Jobs Numbers: A Positive Six Months

The President discusses the sixth straight month of job growth in the private sector, and the jobs that will continue to be created throughout the summer by the Recovery Act.
July 2, 2010 at 11:34 AM ET by Jesse Lee

Error-Filled Republican Analysis Misleads On Recovery Act

Jared Bernstein, Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President, debunks an error-filled Republican attack on the Recovery Act.
June 30, 2010 at 5:28 PM ET by Jared Bernstein

Bringing Green Manufacturing Back Home

Tobin Marcus with the Office of the Vice President takes another perspective on the VP's trip to GE Headquarters in Louisville -- another big step towards American leadership in green manufacturing.
June 29, 2010 at 5:55 PM ET by Tobin Marcus

GE and the Recovery Act

Annie Maxwell with the Vice President's Office runs down the his visit to the Louisville headquarters of GE Appliances to talk about another great Recovery Act story, complete with photos.
June 29, 2010 at 2:50 PM ET by Annie Maxwell

Groundbreaking Another Example of Recovery Act at Work

Matt Rogers with the Department of Energy discusses the groundbreaking of Dow Kokam's 800,000 square foot battery manufacturing factory where the Vice President spoke.
June 22, 2010 at 9:28 AM ET by Matt Rogers