They are pushing for $5 billion in spending for roads and bridges, largely as an economic stimulus.
»The US House of Representatives approved an economic stimulus package including tax rebates to encourage consumer spending.
The term economic stimulus became an everyday economic term following the recession created by the 2008-2009 Credit Crisis, which caused most, if not all, of the world's nations to slow, with many entering recessions and some depressions. Governments in many cases took unprecedented measures to stimulate lame economies through numerous economic measures.