Champions of Change: Rebuilding America's Infrastructure
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The White House honors 11 local leaders as Champions of Change for creating jobs in their communities and using innovative techniques to develop valuable projects helping to improve America's infrastructure. With the assistance of grants and loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, these leaders are helping to expand high-speed bro... Read more
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- -: Champions of Change: Rebuilding America's Infrastructure
February 16, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The White House honors 11 local leaders as Champions of Change for creating jobs in their communities and using innovative techniques to develop valuable projects helping to improve America's infrastructure. With the assistance of grants and loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ...
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- -: Recovery Comes to Elkhart County, Indiana
August 5, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Elkhart County in Indiana has been hard hit by the economic downturn. Hear the struggles and hopes of two area residents as they anticipate President Obama's special announcement at their RV plant. (please note, the video mistakenly notes the President's visit to Wakarusa as August 4--should read...
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- -: President Obama Announces Recovery Grants in Wakarusa, Indiana
August 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)In his second visit to Elkhart County this year, President Obama announces $2.4 billion in highly competitive grants to develop the next generation of fuel-efficient cars and trucks. $39 million of that will go to Navistar in Elkhart County, a region hard hit by the recession. August 5, 2009. (pu...
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- -: Vice President Biden: 200 Days of the Recovery Act
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)One-hundred days ago, Vice President Joe Biden announced the "Roadmap to Recovery," a summer initiative designed to accelerate the Administration's recovery efforts. Today, at the 200-day milestone of the Recovery Act, the Vice President revealed just how we did on those commitments made at summe...
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- -: VP Biden & Sec. Chu Announce Major Recovery Act Announcement
September 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)[We are experiencing audio sync issues on YouTube; this speech can be viewed properly at Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/6436676] Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu make a major funding announcement regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Secretary Chu spe...
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- -: Creating Jobs & Finding Cures: The Recovery Act at Work
September 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Learn how $5 billion in Recovery Act funding will not only allow 12,000 medical research projects to continue, but create tens of thousands of jobs associated with them. September 30, 2009. (public domain)
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- -: Recovery is Local: Mayors Speak for the Recovery Act
February 17, 2010 (about 14 years ago)The Mayors of Charleston, SC, Philadelphia, PA, Des Moines, IA, Columbus, OH, and Fresno, CA speak about how the Recovery Act was a lifeline for their communities.
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- -: The Recovery Act Year One
February 17, 2010 (about 14 years ago)President Obama and Vice President Biden mark the one year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, legislation that is working to cushion the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and lay a new foundation for economic growth.
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- -: President Obama Calls for New Steps to Prepare Children for College and Careers
February 22, 2010 (about 14 years ago)President Obama outlines new steps to better prepare Americas children for college and the workplace at a meeting with the National Governors Association . The President is calling for a redesigned Elementary and Secondary Education Act that includes a comprehensive, new vision to help states suc...
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- -: Raw Footage: President Obama Talks Retrofitting
March 2, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Just before giving a speech in Savannah, GA, President Obama chats with building manufacturers and local contractors about the importance of retrofitting. Around the circle are Mark Andrews of Knauf Insulation, Michael Lawrence of Insulation Systems, Howard Feldman of Coastal Green Building Solut...
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