Peacetrain
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Thu Sep-03-09 07:54 AM
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Biden: Stimulus projects moving faster than expected |
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Edited on Thu Sep-03-09 07:55 AM by Peacetrain
Biden: Stimulus projects moving faster than expected McClatchy Newspapers
Vice President Joe Biden waves to the crowd as he walks onto the field to be AP – Vice President Joe Biden waves to the crowd as he walks onto the field to be enshrined into Little League's … By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers Steven Thomma, Mcclatchy Newspapers – 2 hrs 51 mins ago
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden will claim Thursday that the $787 billion stimulus plan "is doing more, faster, more efficiently, and more effectively than we had hoped."
In a speech planned to mark the 200-day mark since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was approved, Biden will say that $62.5 billion in tax cuts have been delivered, $1.9 billion contracts have been awarded to small businesses, and more than 10,000 transportation projects approved.
In many areas, he'll say that work has exceeded goals:
— Work has started on 2,200 highway projects, for example, 700 more than the expected at this stage.
— Work's also started on 192 airport projects, 94 more than scheduled.
— Health care centers in all 50 states are providing expanded health care to 500,000 patients, 200,000 more than forecast.
Biden also will say that several planned projects are on schedule.
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Thu Sep-03-09 07:58 AM
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1. I wish someone would stimulate me |
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with a freelance writing assignment or a part time job. Sigh.
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