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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (view source)
Revision as of 10:43, November 17, 2009
, 10:43, November 17, 2009→Non Essential items: update
There was no suspense about the outcome earlier Friday in the House, since the Democrats hold a 255-to-178 advantage in the chamber.
There was no suspense about the outcome earlier Friday in the House, since the Democrats hold a 255-to-178 advantage in the chamber.
==Impact==
[[File:Varvel-09-11-16.jpg|thumb|300px|Cartoonist Gary Varvel ridicules the liberal argument]]
Unemployment climbed steadily month by month after the stimulus became law in February, reaching 10.2% in October 2009. Liberals said not enough money had been spent fast enough, and indeed the Obama Administration was very slow in getting the money spent.
==Non Essential items==
==Non Essential items==
Conservatives, represented by House Minority whip Eric Cantor, R-Va., complained, “This was not a stimulus bill. It was a spending bill.” <ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Stimulus_Democrats_GOP/2009/01/29/176427.html GOP Resisted as Stimulus Veered Off Target] NewsMax, January 29, 2009</ref>
Some of the "stimulus" proposals attacked by conservatives:
Some of the "stimulus" proposals attacked by conservatives:
* $200 million for new contraceptive service
* $200 million for new contraceptive service
* $20 million to renovate the National Mall
* $20 million to renovate the National Mall
==External Links==
==External Links==