Sunday, February 8, 2009

What Got Cut

What got cut from the stimulus bill - CNN.com
What got cut from the stimulus bill(CNN) -- A coalition of Democrats and some Republicans reached a compromise that trimmed billions in spending from an earlier version of the Senate economic stimulus bill.

• $100 million from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (original bill $427 million)
• $122 million for Coast Guard polar icebreaker/cutters
• $100 million for distance learning
• $2 billion for broadband
• $100 million for National Institute of Standards and Technology
• $50 million for detention trustee
• $50 million for NASA
• $50 million for aeronautics
• $50 million for exploration
• $200 million for National Science Foundation
• $100 million for science
• $122 million for Coast Guard Cutters, modifies use
• $5.8 billion for Health Prevention Activity
• $2 billion for Health Information Technology Grants
• $1.25 billion for project based rental
• $2.25 billion for Neighborhood Stabilization
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• $1.2 billion for retrofitting Project 8 housing


Boy it's a good thing Learning and Compassion are such high priorities in our government policy hirarchy. /Sarcasm

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