" this is a major milestone on our road to recovery , and i want to thank the fellows of congress he came together in common purpose to let it happen , " obama said in his congressional address . " i will signed this law into act shortly , and we ' ll commence doing the extensive expenditures necessary to put folks back to work doing the work it needs doing . this significant step won ' t be the end of thing we do to turn our economy around , but the beginning . "
The Congress wants to boost the economy.