Economic+Stimulus+Act+of+2009

Even before taking office, President Obama began work on a stimulus package. On Feb. 11, 2009, Congress gave final approval to a $787 billion bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bill had been bitterly resisted by Republicans — none voted for the measure in the House and only three did in the Senate. Conservative protestors regularly cited the bill's pricetag as a sign that the Obama administration was running up unaffordable debt and was devoted to big government.

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