Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Sanders: Stimulus funds had big impact in Vermont

Times Argus

In an effort to get a handle on the overall effect of the federal stimulus program on Vermont, U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders’ office has been working to get a rough idea of what the massive program meant in the Green Mountain State.

The end result is a survey of the dozens of programs in the $862 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that could amount to as much as $1.3 billion – and perhaps 7,000 jobs by the report’s estimate – for Vermont over a period stretching two years.

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