John Spratt: “Under Democratic leadership, the 111th Congress moved swiftly to enact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which…”

I want to thank Congresswoman Gwen Moore for suggesting this hearing and for her role in bringing it about and putting it together.

The positive impact of the Recovery Act is already being made apparent, and more economic activity will be generated as stimulus dollars continue to spend out.

Shouldn't we stop creating new programs, now agencies, new commissions and new discretionary spending?

When President Obama was sworn into office at the beginning of this year, the economy was in deep contraction and jobs were being lost at a rate of 741,000 per month.