Fact Sheet: News on the Recovery Act
Congressional Desk
February 13, 2010
The Obama Administration announced a total of nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act awards to help health care providers advance the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (IT) and train workers for the health care jobs of the future. The awards will help make health IT available to over 100,000 hospitals and primary care physicians by 2014 and train thousands of people for careers in health care and information technology. [2/12/10]
Reuters - Stimulus transport works garner 280k jobs-US panel
More than 12,000 stimulus transportation projects have been put out to bid since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed last year, the congressional committee tracking that funding said on Tuesday.
By the committee's count, the road and bridge work has created or saved 280,000 jobs, with a payroll of $1.4 billion, said committee Chairman James Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat.
Maine leads all states, with 100 percent of its transportation allotment already invested in road and bridge projects that are underway or already completed, according to the committee.
Reuters - Stimulus transport works garner 280k jobs-US panel
More than 12,000 stimulus transportation projects have been put out to bid since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed last year, the congressional committee tracking that funding said on Tuesday.
By the committee's count, the road and bridge work has created or saved 280,000 jobs, with a payroll of $1.4 billion, said committee Chairman James Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat.
Maine leads all states, with 100 percent of its transportation allotment already invested in road and bridge projects that are underway or already completed, according to the committee.
