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3/2: Obama and Johnson tout jobs (CrossRoadsNews)
03/05/2010
(AP Photo | Alice Keeney)
Congressman Hank Johnson joined President Barack Obama Tuesday in Savannah to highlight the positive impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Johnson, who represents the 4th District that includes DeKalb and portions of Rockdale and Gwinnett counties, flew with the President on Air Force One and rode in the Presidential motorcade to Savannah Technical College, where Obama discussed the Act’s impact in Georgia and across the country.
Johnson, who was the first member of Congress from Georgia to endorse Obama during his presidential run, said he was proud to be Obama’s partner in the this historic effort to revitalize the economy.
“History will judge us not by the ups and downs of the partisan fray, but by the long-term effects of our policies,” Johnson said. “The Recovery Act has stabilized a crisis and laid the foundations for growth.”
In recent months, the Recovery Act has created and saved jobs in the 4th District.
Some examples include DeKalb Technical College, which recently got a $2 million “Health Care and High Growth Job Training” grant to teach more than 220 as first responders for Grady Hospital and Rockdale Fire Rescue, and Goodwill Industries in Decatur, which got a “Pathways Out of Poverty” grant to train more than 200 workers for green jobs.
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