So did increased federal spending and housing investments.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

The plan would extend federal government supervision to hedge funds and other investment houses that package sometimes risky and exotic investments.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

The House measure is similar to legislation Congress approved regarding Darfur in Sudan, but would not direct the federal government to publish a list of companies with investments of more than $20 million in the Iranian energy sector -- a provision that drew opposition from some lawmakers.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled, and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.

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Those were all federal investments that eventually spread out throughout the economy and made everybody richer and better off.

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Yet, there is opposition, particularly from Tea Party affiliated members of Congress, who oppose all federal investments in energy production.

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