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To: MrLucky who wrote (307297)	5/27/2009 11:00:03 PM
From: Ruffian	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793912

Obama Touts Stimulus Bill's First 100 Days The president calls the stimulus package "the most sweeping economic recovery act in history -- a plan designed to save jobs, create new ones, and put money in people's pockets." He says it has already created or saved nearly 150,000 jobs. FOXNews.com Wednesday, May 27, 2009 One hundred days after signing the $787 billion economic stimulus package, President Obama declared Wednesday in a Las Vegas speech, "we are already seeing results." The president called the stimulus package "the most sweeping economic recovery act in history -- a plan designed to save jobs, create new ones and put money in people's pockets." He said it already has created or saved nearly 150,000 jobs. But a Republican congressman responded seconds after the speech by saying, in effect, not so fast, Mr. President. Texas Rep. John Culberson called the stimulus package "a fiscal flop and nothing to celebrate," and he said that since the bill was signed Feb. 17, "1.597 million jobs have been lost and unemployment numbers at their highest levels in two decades." Obama's aides had mocked reporters for making a fuss over his first 100 days in office, but the president was eager to assess the first 100 days of his $787 billion stimulus package. Obama, despite GOP skepticism, said the stimulus has fueled demand that is helping businesses to put more Americans back to work, but "there are still too many Americans out of work," he said, "and too many who worry that their job may be next." He also used his stop at an Air Force base Wednesday -- part of a Western trip otherwise devoted to raising political money and promoting his economic policies -- to hail solar energy as a cost saver. Obama announced more spending for renewable energy after touring a large field of solar panels at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas. The sun-powered cells provide a quarter of the base's power needs, Obama said, speaking in a large hangar warmed by the desert heat. "That's the equivalent of powering about 13,200 homes during the day," he said, and it will save the Air Force nearly $1 million a year. Obama said more than $467 million in stimulus money will be used "to expand and accelerate the development, deployment and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States." The president sandwiched the midday event between two political fundraisers: one Tuesday night in Las Vegas for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and one set for Wednesday night in Los Angeles for the Democratic National Committee. At Nellis, Obama addressed 400 people, including Air Force personnel, civilian workers and families living on the base. The base's $100 million public-private solar power system covers 140 acres and generates more than 14 megawatts of electricity. As he departed the hangar, Obama bypassed his limousine and walked a quarter-mile along the tarmac to examine fighter jets, chatting with Air Force personnel as he went. He then departed for Los Angeles. FOX News' Mike Emanuel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.