Kaine announces stimulus funds for bridges
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Thursday announced that 119 bridges across the Commonwealth will be replaced or repaired using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded seven construction contracts to replace 119 structurally deficient bridges across the state that would otherwise have gone unaddressed. The awarded contracts, totaling $50.7 million, are part of the Commonwealth’s continued efforts to invest $694.5 million in highway funding from the ARRA. Read more
President Barack Obama | Remarks on federal stimulus
Speech at National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Md.
Wednesday, Sept. 30
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Francis, thank you for the extraordinary introduction. I want to echo what has just been said about my Secretary of HHS. She is, I just think, outstanding. She hit the ground running, and with all the burdens that she carries, she always has a sense of fun and energy, and is just good to be around. So please give Kathleen Sebelius a big round of applause. (Applause.) Read more
News from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Thursday, Sept. 3
- Remarks by Vice President Biden on the 200 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Thank you. (Applause.) It’s a pleasure to be back. And I told Strobe in the anteroom that, Mr. Secretary, the many, many times that I’ve been here, almost always the subject has been foreign policy. And I hope I have an opportunity to come back and discuss some of those areas at a later date. But today, I want to talk about the economy, specifically the Recovery Act. Read more
In the News
- Capitol Hill: Warner concludes visit to Middle East
- Politics: Byrne endorses Deeds
- Local News: Murder-suicide in Staunton
- Capitol Hill: Biden calls for report on green economic opportunities
- Capitol Hill: Senators announce education funding
- Capitol Hill: Perriello pushes expanded health-care access for rural veterans
- Event: Stuart Hall presents a night of acclaimed theater
- Event: Tea, anyone? Read more
Greg Marrow | Facts and figures on unemployment
Recently I read in the News Leader an attempt by Del. Steve Landes to explain away his rejection of the $125 million in federal stimulus money dedicated to unemployment insurance. Early on in his commentary Del. Landes states, “This would have been a permanent change to unemployment benefits.” As Steve Landes and everyone else in his party know, this is simply not true. Read more
Team Coverage | Democrats raise the temperature on GOP unemployment block
Results, Not Roadblocks was the theme of the news event featuring Democratic Party candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates at the Virginia Employment Commission office in Harrisonburg Thursday afternoon. AFP editor Chris Graham was there and reports across the media platforms. The videos feature 15th District Democratic nominee John Lesinsky, 20th District Democratic nominee Erik Curren, 24th District Democratic nominee Jeff Price, 25th District Democratic candidates Greg Marrow and Jim Noel, and 26th District Democratic nominee Gene Hart. Watch the videos, and read Chris’ written report on the unemployment funding controversy and check out the day in photos. Read more
Mark Warner | Concerns shared on stimulus
Posted by afp on October 12, 2009 · 1 Comment
Taxpayers are understandably worried about how much of their initial investment they can expect to get back.
I believe more immediate action is necessary to enforce some “rules of the road” on the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, that would more fully protect the taxpayer – removing any hint of politics from the federal government’s temporary ownership stake in these companies – and provide a clear strategy for selling taxpayer ownership of these companies. Read more
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