1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006
202-955-5665 (tel) | 202-955-5606 (fax) | www.ourfuture.org
As one of President Obama's first acts of office he called on Congress to pass his American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Conservatives responded with their typical obstruction and failed ideas, and when anti-investment pressure was mounting on Congress from the Right, we asked our supporters to step in and tell Congress that Americans demand economic recovery for Main Street, not the alternative do-nothing plan.
As one of President Obama's first acts of office he called on Congress to pass his American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Conservatives responded with their typical obstruction and failed ideas, and when anti-investment pressure was mounting on Congress from the Right, we asked our supporters to step in and tell Congress that Americans demand economic recovery for Main Street, not the alternative do-nothing plan.
And you responded. Over the next few weeks while Congress debated the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, you flooded Congress with nearly 30,000 emails, and countless phone calls, demanding a real solution from Congress. While in the end conservatives in both parties managed to water down parts of the legislation, we succeeded in passing the biggest investment in America's foundation since the New Deal. Without a doubt, Congress could not have passed such historic and desperately-needed legislation without the unceasing pressure of the grassroots keeping them on track. We all own a piece of its success.
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006
202-955-5665 (tel) | 202-955-5606 (fax) | www.ourfuture.org