What is American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?
'''The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009''', most commonly referred to as the '''stimulus bill''' or '''stimulus package''', was a spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress in 2009. It was one of the early things [[Barack Obama]] did as [[President of the United States|president]]. Despite Obama trying to get [[Republicans]] as well as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] to vote for the bill, only three did. The bill did several things: * It gave more money to [[Unemployment|unemployed]] people (people with no jobs) for longer. * It cut taxes for workers, students, and the middle class * It gave more money to [[Medicaid]] * It gave money to improve roads and bridges in the U.S. * It gave millions of dollars to various government agencies, including the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] It has taken awhile for the stimulus money to be used. President [[Joe Biden]] is one of the people in charge of making sure the money is used right. {{US-stub}} [[Category:Democratic Party (United States)]] [[Category:2009 in the United States]]