KnowraAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Linked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 4Related 3Great RecessionBroader topic: The act was a major fiscal response to collapsing demand and rising unemployment.Fiscal multiplierBroader topic: Its varied measures generated estimates of fiscal effects during a severe downturn.Tea Party movementRelated: Opposition to federal stimulus spending helped energize Tea Party protests.Ben BernankeRelated: It complemented the monetary response Bernanke led with federal spending and tax measures.2008 United States presidential electionRelated: The new administration and Congress responded to the crisis with this major spending measure.Nancy PelosiBroader topic: The House passed this major Obama-era recovery package under Pelosi’s speakership.Larry SummersBroader topic: As National Economic Council director, Summers helped shape the administration’s early recovery policy.