Holder touts benefits of stimulus package in NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the Obama administration’s $787 billion federal stimulus package is helping put new police officers on the street’s in North Carolina’s largest city.

Holder is attending the graduation ceremony of 50 Charlotte police officers Friday. He says they were hired because of stimulus money.

Holder’s visit is part of the Obama administration’s effort to mark the one-year anniversary of the legislation.

The administration says the package created or saved more than 2 million jobs. Critics say it’s done little to turn around the nation’s faltering economy.

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