The Recovery Act requires tens of thousands of recipients of Recovery Act funds to report in every quarter on what exactly they are doing with the money - an effort that has proved to be extremely successful.

Vice President Joe Biden calls the owners of The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, CA -- a business made possible by the Recovery Act -- to thank them for sharing their story in a video and to congratulate them on the success of their business. Watch a video of the call.

The Recovery Act weatherization program is weatherizing more than 245,000 low-income families' homes and putting thousands back to work.

Jared Bernstein, Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President, discusses widely underestimated benefits of President Obama's tax cuts.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood writes about the funding of 75 innovative new projects that will put people to work today building a 21st century foundation for tomorrow's economic growth.

A look at the immensely successful Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Subsidized Jobs program -- and what will happen if it is allowed to end prematurely.

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu visits A123 Systems in Michigan as they open largest lithium-ion automotive battery production facility in North America thanks to the Recovery Act.

Vice President Biden travels to Manchester, New Hampshire to mark the weatherization of 200,000 homes under the Recovery Act.

Vice President Biden announces that 200,000 homes have been weatherized thanks to the Recovery Act. Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shares her thoughts.

A look at the report out this week on some of the amazing innovations spurred by the Recovery Act that often go under the radar, and a debunking of some of the attacks on the report.