Interest rates were cut in the
name of economic stimulus, with the idea being that lower interest rates would encourage more people to borrow money.
As
part of the economic stimulus, some of this was done in areas such as battery manufacturing, but this was done primarily in the context of economic policy, not energy policy.
As the Obama administration prepared to spend $ 80 billion in education aid as part
of the economic stimulus program, Duncan and Schnur diverted $ 4.3 billion to the contest aimed at encouraging cash - strapped states to overhaul their public schools.
And Congress enacted the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HIGHTECH), part
of the economic stimulus package in 2009, to advance the use of health IT to cut costs and improve care quality and efficiency.
A scandal - ridden wind energy project co-founded by liberal «independent» Maine senate candidate Angus King received more than $ 33 million in cash under the 1603 program
of the economic stimulus in June, according to the U.S. Treasury.
The IMF report also said the U.S. central bank's expected
tapering of its economic stimulus program would pose one of the biggest challenges to increasing global financial stability.
For example, starting in 2008, Congress passed a measure as part
of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 that let businesses deduct the full price of qualifying equipment purchased or financed during that tax year.
The Brazilian government launched the second phase
of its economic stimulus plan, this time involving an estimated $ 883 billion in infrastructure investments through 2016.
For all the attention paid to the back - and - forth over the House and Senate versions
of the economic stimulus bill, the version that REALLY mattered is the one that appeared last: the conference committee report.
So in October, spurred by concern over the cost and reliability of the present system, President Obama announced $ 3.4 billion
of economic stimulus funds for smart grid projects and almost $ 5 billion more in private investment.
It is difficult to recall anytime during the recent and ongoing economic struggle any mention
of any economic stimulus for public transportation that would greatly lessen Americans» 2nd largest expense after housing.The lessening demand for fuel and an increase in ridership on public transportation is a clear sign that Americans are willing to drive less.
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Suresh — who would be the first Indian American to direct the NSF — would take over just as a $ 3 - billion infusion
of economic stimulus money given to the agency early last year begins to run out.
The tapering
of economic stimulus by the Federal Reserve remains a major hurdle for the U.S. economy, and the country will soon face the ominous task of overcoming the second tranche of the sequester, as Erica Alini noted recently.
Just as he did this week, he'll now regularly share headline space with Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as all three grapple with the ongoing
task of economic stimulus in the wake of the 2008 - 09 financial crisis.
Starting in October, the Fed will cease buying new treasuries and mortgage - backed securities that are the cornerstones of the latest
iteration of an economic stimulus program, known as Quantative Easing.
Canadian business leaders are giving the federal government high marks for its
handling of economic stimulus spending but say it's time to turn off the spigot.
After a brief
history of economic stimulus since 2009 and a discussion of market reaction late last week to the Fed's latest announcement, Rodriguez bluntly stated the challenges he sees for the economy.
President Trump's campaign promises for tax cuts, infrastructure spending, and deregulation sent consumer confidence soaring earlier this year, pushing stocks to record highs amid hopes for a
range of economic stimulus.
The Ogembo post office - Nyakorokoro footbridge was constructed by the Ministry of Public Works as part
of the Economic Stimulus Project under the Constituency Development Fund.
While cuts will be part of the equation, we must also ensure some
degree of economic stimulus while reasonably maintaining the services vital to the lives and well - being of all New Yorkers.
[15] The Albany Times Union endorsed Tonko in that race, citing «a way of thinking and speaking like the engineer that he once was» and his
support of the economic stimulus bill and health care bills.
The former Republican presidential nominee tapped into his campaign lists Tuesday, asking supporters to sign a petition in
protest of the economic stimulus package.
This year's report also features a special analysis by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, which tracks several key economic indicators over time, unpacks education funding tied to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and identifies education - related jobs saved as a
result of the economic stimulus package.
President Barack Obama persuaded Congress to give him the money as part
of the economic stimulus so he could try new ideas to fix an education system that most agree is failing.
For those who thought STEM (science - technology - engineering - mathematics) education was going to get swept away in the educational
tsunamis of economic stimulus, core curriculum debates, student performance concerns, and a new national emphasis on achievement and innovation, guess again.
The $ 5 billion education fund, part
of the economic stimulus law enacted this year, is seen as Obama's shot at revamping schools over the next couple of years.
However, if the
effects of the economic stimulus from the tax bill seem like they will be short - lived, the second half of 2018 may see a true retreat in equity markets — something that was absent last year.
Perhaps the best news of all from the study is that while the production from the Barnett Shale has been a notable
source of economic stimulus to Texas as well as an important domestic fuel source for the nation, only a small portion of total estimated production has occurred to date.
President - elect Barack Obama on Thursday called for doubling the nation's renewable energy production over the next three years, setting a timeline to one green
piece of his economic stimulus plan.
And a recent Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory study of the
impacts of the economic stimulus package incentives for renewable electricity investments estimated that about 40 percent of the (gross) jobs created by new wind - energy investments were outside the United States, where many wind turbines are manufactured.
From pursuing aggressive Global clean energy goals to restoring natural areas as a
form of economic stimulus, there is no doubt that there is much work to be done which would contribute to economic growth and our mutual well - being.
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The purchase and sale of housing represents an endless
list of economic stimuli that includes every kind of job imaginable from home renovations to building schools and hospitals, and from retail jobs to entrepreneurial kids cutting lawns.
New home buyers have something to look forward to, with some credit due to the american recovery and reinvestment act of2009 recently being signed into law, as part
of the economic stimulus measures, the legislation created a homebuyers tax credit that is bigger and better than the previous credit that was implemented in July, 2008.
The temporarily increased FHA loan limits are part
of the Economic Stimulus ACT of 2008 and are believed to help provide liquidity and stability in the volatile housing market in the US.