Issue Position: Jobs and Economy

Issue Position

I am focused on creating jobs in the Second Congressional District and revitalizing the economy for the future. I supported the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which, according to a January, 2010 report by the White House's Council of Economic Advisors, created or saved up to 2 million jobs and added between 1.5 and 3 percentage points to the growth in gross domestic product in the final quarter of 2009. I also fought for extending unemployment benefits for workers who have exhausted their benefits, providing vital tax relief to 25 million middle-class families by protecting them from the Alternative Minimum Tax, putting people to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, as well as strengthening our nation's small businesses and farms.

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