Sentences with phrase «economic stimulus law»

But Obama has considerable leverage in his nearly $ 5 billion competitive grant fund, dubbed the «Race to the Top,» that was set aside in the economic stimulus law.

Duncan has used the Race to the Top fund, created through the economic stimulus law, as leverage to drive the president's education agenda in Rhode Island, Tennessee, Colorado and elsewhere.

Abound is the third clean - energy company to seek bankruptcy protection after receiving a loan from the Energy Department under the economic stimulus law.

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Obama used much of his speech to tout the investments his administration has already made in science and energy research through the economic - stimulus law and other increases that it anticipated as part of the budget resolution.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is clear: States are on the hook for advancing education improvement goals spelled out in the law as a condition for receiving up to $ 100 billion in economic - stimulus aid to education.

The Washington - based center took at look at how school districts have spent money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic - stimulus law passed by Congress last year.

To fight the negative economic spiral, President Bush signed into law a $ 168 billion dollar economic stimulus packages, paid out in the form of tax rebates.

In February 2009, Congress passed and the President signed into law an economic stimulus package estimated to cost $ 787 billion over two years.

The new law expands the FHA homeownership program enacted in late July as part of the economic stimulus package.