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Looking Back at the Recovery Act
Heather Boushey talks about why the Recovery Act was passed, whether it did what it was supposed to do, and what we can learn from the experience.
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Why was the Recovery Act passed? What were its major accomplishments? What lessons can we take away from the act going forward?
(transcript, mp4, YouTube)
See also:
- Accomplishments of the Recovery Act, by Heather Boushey
- The Most Important Energy Bill in American History, by Bracken Hendricks and Jorge Madrid
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Heather Boushey
Senior Fellow
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