
The costly spending bill that Obama signed into law soon after taking office boosted the economy and helped avoid another Great Depression, the White House said in a status report on Monday’s fifth anniversary of the law’s enactment.
“What makes this recovery plan so important is not just that it will create or save three and a half million jobs over the next two years,” Obama said when he signed the bill.
Obama could put the nation’s finances on a more solid footing and create jobs by taking steps to roll back regulations and finally approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
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