he came into office, passed the stimulus bill, and a raft of other measures because the financial crisis demanded that he do so, and it seemed to have worked.

他上任后，通过了刺激法案，和其他一些列措施,因为金融危机要求,他这样做，似乎这样做也奏效了。

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