The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is Paying Off

Upon entering the White House, President Barack Obama was determined to act quickly and aggressively to rescue and rebuild our economy on a foundation for long-term growth and prosperity. That’s what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a historic growth and job creation package, was all about. And that’s why – against near unanimous opposition from Republicans in Congress – the President fought to get it done in the face of short-sighted, partisan attacks. But the President’s fiscal response to America’s crisis was about more than quick fixes. He kept an eye to the future, which is why the Recovery Act made the largest single investment in clean energy in history; why it began the work of rebuilding our roads, bridges and airports; why it catalyzed education reform, dramatically expanded broadband Internet, and made big investments in electronic health records – because President Obama knows that our future success is rooted in the investments we make now.