According to ABC News, On the five-year anniversary of the $787 billion stimulus President Obama signed into law soon after taking office, the White House said Monday (February 17th) in a status report that the spending bill boosted the economy and helped avoid another Great Depression. White House economic adviser Jason Furman said the stimulus saved or […]
With millions of Americans unemployed, many economists believe a job growth program powered by another stimulus will help get Americans back into the workplace. While many Washington insiders heard Obama mention the word “slashing” throughout his news conference yesterday, many failed to miss the most important part which had to do with spurring growth. “One […]
Via NewsOne.com President Barack Obama’s proposed $50 billion transportation spending program would boost jobs in the construction, manufacturing and retail industries and help bolster a struggling economy, a new administration report says. The study by the Treasury Department and White House Council of Economic Advisers said that about 90 percent of the new jobs in […]
President Barack Obama celebrated the accomplishments of America’s historically black colleges and universities on Monday, telling a group of leading African-American educators that while major progress has been made in expanding access to higher education, it’s time to “take stock of the work we have left to do.” The president’s remarks helped kick off National […]
