History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2439 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Recovery Act
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The idea
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of two thousand nine pumped almost eight hundred billion dollars into the economy to stimulate growth and jobs, the anchor records.
In practice
Obama overseeing the bank rescue begun under Bush, the Yawp notes.
Where people slip
The Yawp adds that conservatives in the Tea Party decried an administration filled with former Wall Street executives.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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