WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law today, Feb. 17, 2009. Two new Web sites will allow the public to participate in accountability for the economic recovery plan.
"The recovery plan will create or save 3.5 million jobs, provide tax cuts for working and middle-class families, and invest in health care and clean energy," Obama writes in an email to supporters.
"It's a bold plan to address a huge problem, and it will require my vigilance and yours to make sure it's done right," he continues. "I've assigned a team of managers to oversee the implementation of the recovery act. We are committed to making sure no dollar is wasted. But accountability begins with you."
Obama says that accountability is why his administration has created Recovery.gov, a new website where citizens can track every dollar spent and every job created. Readers are invited to submit comments and questions to the site.
In addition, the administration will track progress through stories submitted by people across the country on another Web site, http://my.barackobama.com/yourstories.
Obama says these stories are the heart of the recovery plan.
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