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ACT NOW on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act!

September 02, 2010

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ACT NOW on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

As a young American and a Young Democrats I urge you to ACT NOW to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 
 
This bill has huge implications for young people.  From unemployment insurance to higher education tax credits to investing in renewable energy, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is designed to safeguard my economic future. 
 
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes key provisions around higher education, including the new American Opportunity Tax Credit, which offers a tax credit of up to $2,500 for the cost of tuition and related expenses, increases the Pell grant maximum by $500 to $4,860 for the 2009-2010 academic year, and increases federal work-study funding.  It will also invest in critical infrastructure such as investments in shovel-ready roadways and bridges projects, science and IT, technology in the health care industry to lower costs, and modernizing schools.  The bill also provides for extensive investment in energy efficiency to modernize our electric grid, create green jobs, and provide tax credits for families and companies that use alternative energy.  In addition to other key provisions, the legislation also provides tax credits for the middle class to provide relief for working families, small businesses, the unemployed, and others hit hardest by the economic crisis.
 
The cost of doing too little outweighs the cost of extraordinary cost of getting us out of this economic crisis.  I urge you to act now to pass this important legislation and get our economy moving again.

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