WASHINGTON - MARCH 02: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood testifies during a hearing on the recall of Toyota before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee March 2, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Three top officials of Toyota will testify for the second panel of hearing to answer questions from legislators on the recall and safety records of auto maker.
Still, even if the effect of these extra dollars is small, the Obama Administration stresses that it is good use for money that otherwise would have been "sitting around," as LaHood put it on Friday. In a sluggish recovery, the simple truth may be that every little bit of help counts.
Danielle Kurtzleben is a business and economics reporter for U.S. News & World Report. Connect with her on Twitter at @titonka or via E-mail at dkurtzleben@usnews.com.
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