Economic Advisor: Obama Wanted 'Good Employment Bang For The Fiscal Buck' With Stimulus Plan

Christina Romer, Council of Economic Advisers Chair, describes the Economic Recovery Act as a collaborative effort by the Obama administration and Congress to create a bold and well-conceived plan. She said the President wanted a package that "was large and got good employment bang for the fiscal buck." (0:36)
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Economic Advisor Says Fiscal Stimulus Is A Well-Tested Method

Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, speaks about the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “In the past few months, some have tried to portray fiscal stimulus as an exotic tool with a questionable pedigree,” says Romer. “To use a medical analogy, fiscal stimulus is a well-tested antibiotic, not some new-fangled gene therapy.”
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USDA Is Generating $800 Million Per Month For The Economy Says Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack discusses how the USDA has provided resources through it's nutritional assistance program. 33 percent of Americans are receiving benefits, which equals roughly 80 more dollars a month for families to spend at the grocery store which, in turn, creates 800 million a month in direct stimulus. (0:25)
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America's Recovery Will Take Some Time Says Ken Salazar

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says it will take time for America's economy to recover, but adds that the country has come a long way since President Obama took office in January. (0:24)
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Secretary of Energy says the Electrical Grid is Integral to Economic Recovery

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, for Talk Radio News

Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu, says that the investment in upgrading the nation's power grid is a core part of the economic stimulus plan.
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Sen. Graham: Stimulus bill is "blown opportunity"

Senator Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) says that the stimulus bill is misguided and is a "blown opportunity" to have a bipartisan bill that would improve the economy. Instead, he says, the bill creates "more government than jobs." He says that "Americans want their Congress and this new administration to be smart and work together," and they have done neither. (1:02)
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Pres. Obama's stimulus: good news for environment

Kurt Davies, research director of Greenpeace, explains the environmental benefits which will come about if the economic stimulus package is passed. (00:29)
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Pelosi: Economic recovery package will be innovative

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) described the upcoming economic recovery package, saying that it will not resemble a 1930's public works project and will instead be a much more modern and innovative attempt to rebuild the American economy (0:18).
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Expert supports increase in FMAP funding

Gene Sperling, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, expressed his support for an increase in Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage.
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Senator McCaskill reacts to Bush's ideas about economic stiumuls after the State of the Union address

Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) says that the economic stimulus needs to be targeted and should be temporary. (:20)
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