People
Rural Americans
What It Means To Invest In Innovation
In President Obama’s State of the Union address, he promised that the United States would out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. The budget the President proposed this week takes another step forward in fulfilling that pledge – in part by bolstering innovation.
Read MoreThe Recovery Act's success in rural communities
The evidence of the Recovery Act's success is particularly compelling in rural communities.
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Helping development in rural areas
Democrats passed the Recovery Act, investing in the construction and renovation of water and wastewater systems, low-income housing loans, rural business programs, and the development of Forest Service facilities.
Increasing energy-related investments and disaster assistance
Democrats passed the Recovery Act, which invests heavily in biofuels research and development, renewable power, biomass electricity, and additional farm disaster assistance.
Providing food to low-income families
Democrats passed the Recovery Act, which increased benefits to low-income families through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
