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June 17, 2011
Happy Birthday
“
Recovery Summer
”
One Year Later, Obama’s Recovery Remains
AFailure While Economists Are Delivering A GrimPrognosis For The Future
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FLASHBACK: One Year Ago:
“The Administration today kicks off ‘Recovery Summer,’ a six
-week-long focuson the surge in Recovery Act infrastructure projects that will be underway across the country in the comingmonths - and the jobs they'll create well int
o the fall and through the end of the year.”
(Press Secretary Robert Gibbs,
“Administration Kicks Off ‘Recovery Summer’ With Groundbreakings And Events Across The Country,”
Less Than Three Months
Later: “Let’s See, What Happened This Summer? Easy Question.
TheRecovery Went Missing
.”
(Bill Bonner, “The Summer The Recovery Went Missing,”
The Christian Science Monitor
’s
“The Dail
y
Reckoning”
ONE YEAR LATER, THE RECOVERY IS STILL MISSING AND SO IS THE PRESIDENT’S
LEADERSHIP ON THE ECONOMY
Since The Sta
rt Of Obama’s Recovery Summer
, The Average Length Of Unemployment Has IncreasedFrom 34.8 Weeks To A Record 39.7 Weeks.
(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov,Accessed 6/16/11)
The Unemployment Rate Has Remained Above 8 Percent For A Record 28 Straight Months And 13.9Million Americans Remain Out Of Work.
(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov