Monday 16 February 2009

The $311 billion spending bill passed by Congress

ProPublica has published a detailed list of spending that was in the the 1,071-page spending bill that passed on Friday. In addition to the spending chart, they also have provided a chart of the bill's tax provisions.
The appropriations section of the bill details spending in excess of $311 billion for programs ranging from Pell grants for college students to clean water in central Utah to nearly $100 billion in new transportation and infrastructure projects.

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