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WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins today, September 15, and goes through October 15:
 
“From September 15th to October 15th, the United States marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
I applaud the President for taking action to ensure that American workers and industry can compete fairly.
One year ago today, the collapse of Lehman Brothers precipitated a crisis that had not been seen since the days of the Great Depression.
As President Obama made clear tonight, America cannot put up for much longer with the skyrocketing cost of health care that is hurting our families, our businesses and our country.
The Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) quarterly report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act shows that the Recovery Act is working as intended to lift our country out of recession, by contributing to the growth of our economy and significantly decreasing unemployment.
Over the past month, Democrats made a concerted effort to engage their constituents on the critical issue of health care reform, holding more than 1000 health care events.
This month’s job losses continue a pattern of improvement: in fact, August was the month with the fewest job losses in a year.

 
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Through Recovery Act funds, improvement projects putting Americans to work began this summer at 192 airports and over 2,200 highways – exceeding the original goal of 98 airports and 1,500 highways.

 
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Recovery Act funds have enabled 1,129 health centers in 50 states and 8 territories to provide expanded service to approximately 500,000 patients, serving 200,000 additional patients beyond the expected
This Saturday marks the 200th day since the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, legislation designed to end the economic crisis inherited by the Obama Administration.