Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Biden touts stimulus successes - The Business Review (Albany):

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Biden was at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park yesterdahy toutingthe $787 billion He was joined by Gov. Davixd Paterson and Rep. Scott Murphy. “uI see it everywhere we go: communities being rebuilt, factories beingy reopened, workers rehired — teachers in their classrooms, cops on the families better able to live aqualith life,” said Vice President “With the Recovery Act, Saratoga Count and America are reclaiming our prou d past—and, while we’re at it, creating a bettefr future.
” Biden said so far $16 billion in Recovery Act funds have been obligated to New York including $2 billion for education, $700 milliohn for transportation and many projects in other categories. Biden also announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has certified forreleasew $275 million in unemployment insurancw modernization incentive funds to the state of New The state qualified for the funds under the stimuluzs by making it easier for unemployed workeres seeking part-time work and those unemployed for familyg reasons to be eligible for Nationally, $174 billion of the stimulus funds have been committedd in the first 130

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