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AFSCME Applauds the Final Congressional Approval of the 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act'
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THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES--OR AFSCME--IS PRAISING THE FINAL CONGRESSIONAL
PASSAGE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ECONOMIC-RECOVERY PROGRAM. ACCORDING
TO AFSCME PRESIDENT, GERALD MCENTEE, THE UNION LED THE
FIGHT FOR THE "AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT"--BY GENERATING
MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND PHONE CALLS, HAND-WRITTEN LETTERS, AND E-MAILS TO
KEY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS...
(MCENTEE):
"MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AFSCME CALLED FOR A PLAN TO
CREATE JOBS AND GIVE AID TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. NOW,
THANKS TO THE BOLD LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS, HELP IS ON THE WAY. PASSAGE OF THE
'AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT' IS A MAJOR VICTORY, FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE. AMERICANS VOTED FOR A CHANGE OF DIRECTION, IN
NOVEMBER--RATHER THAN MORE OF THE SAME FAILED ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT RAN
OUR ECONOMY INTO THE DITCH. PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS HAVE BEGUN TO DELIVER. THIS RAPID PASSAGE OF THE OBAMA
JOBS PLAN IS A MAJOR, HISTORIC VICTORY--AND HAS REDEFINED WHAT IS
POSSIBLE IN WASHINGTON."
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"AFSCME"-DOT-ORG.
