The United States is in the midst of a serious financial crisis. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a new plan to address the crisis currently being debated in the U.S. Congress. It was passed by the House of Representatives on January 28, 2009, but must also pass the Senate before it can be presented to the President to sign into law. This bill proposes unemployment and welfare expansion, tax cuts, and investment in infrastructure, healthcare, education, and energy.
Some of the goals of the Act are to:
Create 3 to 4 million jobs over the next two years.
Computerize every citizen's medical records in five years.
Double renewable energy generating capacity over three years.
Provide healthcare coverage for nearly 8.5 million Americans.
Enhance the security of 90 major ports.
Increase food stamp benefits for over 30 million Americans.
If the Act is passed, citizens will have the ability to see how the funds are spent at Recovery.gov.
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Showing posts with label President Obama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label President Obama. Show all posts
Monday, February 9
Wednesday, February 4
Obama vs. Osama
by David Silverberg http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/6905/151/
The fight for the moral high ground takes a new turn. On Jan. 20, 2009, Bin Laden finally met his match when the United States put forward a leader with even greater moral authority and a vision far more promising than jihad's bleak, unending struggle. In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama retook the moral high ground for the United States with a vision that was not only inspiring and inclusive for Americans but for all the people of the world. It will go down as one of the great addresses in American history.
He reached out directly to Bin Laden's audience, saying: "To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect." But at the same time he made clear that the fight will continue to be waged: "We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."
The fight for the moral high ground takes a new turn. On Jan. 20, 2009, Bin Laden finally met his match when the United States put forward a leader with even greater moral authority and a vision far more promising than jihad's bleak, unending struggle. In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama retook the moral high ground for the United States with a vision that was not only inspiring and inclusive for Americans but for all the people of the world. It will go down as one of the great addresses in American history.
He reached out directly to Bin Laden's audience, saying: "To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect." But at the same time he made clear that the fight will continue to be waged: "We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."
Sunday, January 25
Thursday, November 13
Obama Team Faces Major Task in Justice Dept. Overhaul - washingtonpost.com
Obama Team Faces Major Task in Justice Dept. Overhaul - washingtonpost.com
Obama Team Faces Major Task in Justice Dept. OverhaulGoal Is to Restore Confidence in Law Enforcement Actions
By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Thursday, November 13, 2008; A02
As a transition team for the Obama administration begins work on a Justice Department overhaul, the key question is where to begin… Although retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey, who took charge of the department in the winter, has drawn praise for limiting contacts between White House officials and prosecutors, and for firmly rejecting the role of politics in law enforcement, restoring public confidence in the department's law enforcement actions will be central, lawmakers and former government officials say… Topping the list of concerns is the Office of Legal Counsel, a once-obscure operation whose advice guides some of the government's most sensitive and controversial policies, from domestic wiretapping to the appropriateness of handing out public funding to religious groups… David Ogden, a chief of the department's civil division in the Clinton years, will lead the transition effort. Thomas J. Perrelli, who was a counselor to Attorney General Janet Reno and a classmate of Obama's at Harvard Law School , will serve as a deputy
Obama Team Faces Major Task in Justice Dept. OverhaulGoal Is to Restore Confidence in Law Enforcement Actions
By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Thursday, November 13, 2008; A02
As a transition team for the Obama administration begins work on a Justice Department overhaul, the key question is where to begin… Although retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey, who took charge of the department in the winter, has drawn praise for limiting contacts between White House officials and prosecutors, and for firmly rejecting the role of politics in law enforcement, restoring public confidence in the department's law enforcement actions will be central, lawmakers and former government officials say… Topping the list of concerns is the Office of Legal Counsel, a once-obscure operation whose advice guides some of the government's most sensitive and controversial policies, from domestic wiretapping to the appropriateness of handing out public funding to religious groups… David Ogden, a chief of the department's civil division in the Clinton years, will lead the transition effort. Thomas J. Perrelli, who was a counselor to Attorney General Janet Reno and a classmate of Obama's at Harvard Law School , will serve as a deputy
Top Two Officials In U.S. Intelligence Expect to Lose Jobs - washingtonpost.com
Top Two Officials In U.S. Intelligence Expect to Lose Jobs - washingtonpost.com: "The nation's top two intelligence officers expect to be replaced by President-elect Barack Obama early in his administration, according to senior intelligence officials." A number of influential congressional Democrats oppose keeping Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and CIA Director Michael V. Hayden in their posts because both have publicly supported controversial Bush administration policies on interrogation and telephone surveillance. One Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee said there is a "consensus" view on the matter.
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