Published 3/1/2009
at WSJ.com: Washington Wire
Brody Mullins reports on politics
President Barack Obama said his $787-billion stimulus package was a down payment on a revitalized U.S. job market fueled by a new green economy.
On Sunday, he got his first dividend.
In a statement released by the White House, the administration touted the decision last week by a California-based maker of energy-efficient windows to buy and reopen a shuttered window manufacturing company in Chicago. The White House credited the move to new funding in the stimulus bill for weatherization programs.
Vice President Joe Biden commended Californias Serious Materials for buying the Chicagos Republic Windows and Doors and promising to rehire its 250 employees at their previous wages.
The reopening of this factory and the rehiring of these workers provide an excellent example of how the money in the Recovery Act is targeted to spur job creation quickly,” said Biden. These workers will not only earn a paycheck again; they will go back to work ...
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