Joe Biden vs Joe Biden on the Stimulus
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The care with which we are carrying out the provisions of the Recovery Act has led some people to ask whether we are moving too slowly. But the act was intended to provide steady support for our economy over an extended period — not a jolt that would last only a few months.
– Vice President Joe Biden New York Times, July 26, 2009.
The Recovery Act, as we call it, provides a necessary jolt to our economy to implement what we refer as “shovel-ready” projects, meaning projects that were on the books that were needed in the municipalities and the states that would improve the quality of life for our constituents, the competitiveness of our businesses, but were unable to be funded.
– Vice President Joe Biden, Remarks at The Progressive Governance Conference, March 28, 2009. (more…)