Beginning of a summer surge in stimulus spending that will help generate new jobs long way to go before recent growth. >> businesses are beginning to hire again. our economy, which was shrinking by 6% when i was sworn in is now growing at a good clip, and we have added jobs for six out of the past seven months in this country. >> shepard: republicans who oppose that stimulus plan say it's wasteful spending that has failed to create a significant number of jobs. the streets are blocked off. the trees are on the ground. and everywhere you look destruction. it's the seen in parts of minnesota thi...