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News release: "U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will invest $12 million in total funding ($10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) to support the...
Medicaid and CHIP: Enrollment, Benefits, Expenditures, and Other Characteristics of State Premium Assistance Programs, GAO-10-258R, January 19, 2010 Status of the Small Business Administration's Implementation of Administrative Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, GAO-10-298R, January 19,...
Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisors: Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Second Quarterly Report, January 13, 2010 "Evaluating the impact of countercyclical macroeconomic policy is inherently difficult because we do not...
News release: "At an event today in Columbus, Indiana, Secretary Chu announced the selection of nine projects totaling more than $187 million to improve fuel efficiency for heavy-duty trucks and passenger vehicles. The funding includes more than $100 million from...
News release: "The onset of a serious illness or injury can affect much more than a person’s health. Knowing what steps to take to get one’s financial and legal affairs in order is often vitally important not only to the...
Follow up to previous postings on High-Speed Rail, this news release: "Noting the need to create good jobs in America and the importance of a revitalized manufacturing sector, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that more than 30 rail manufacturers and...
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output as of September 2009 - November 2009 "Recipients report that about 640,000 jobs were created or retained with ARRA funding through September 2009. Such reports, however,...
News release: "At an event in Columbus, Ohio this afternoon, Secretary Chu announced that the Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems that will help build...
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation Spending During the Recession, Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, October 2, 2009 "A question that typically arises during congressional consideration of economic stimulus legislation is which approach produces the most bang for the...
News release: "The Federal Highway Administration crossed the $20 billion mark in approved obligations for highway, road and bridge projects this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. Of the $26.6 billion available for federal highway and bridge projects...
HUD OIG: Review of HUD’s Process for Monitoring Recipient Reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, October 30, 2009 "We audited HUD's process for monitoring recipient reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery...
AP: Analysis of Positions Created by the 2009 Recovery Act - use drop-down menus to choose industry and respective state. Thereafter, mouse-over map to see data on jobs in specific counties. Related postings on financial system related postings on American...
News release: "Speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the...
DOI OIG Audit Special Report: The Department of Energy's Quality Assurance Process for Prime Recipients' Reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, October 2009....
Federal Computer Week: "The upgraded version of the Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law gets mostly positive reviews, but has disappointed some visitors. The retooled site, sponsored by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, went...
Review of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Formula Allocations, September 24, 2009, Audit Report No.: 2009-FO-0006 "We performed an audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) formula-based allocations related to five programs funded in the American...
Megaregions and America’s economic recovery - A look at opportunities for megaregional planning across the U.S. [This article appears in the September 2009 issue of the Urbanist] "The Obama administration's commitment to high-speed rail, including $8 billion in the American...
Troubled Assets Relief Program - Monthly Progress Report – August 2009, released September 10, 2009: "The Troubled Assets Relief Program or TARP was established pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 or EESA. This law was adopted on...
Council of Economic Advisors: Economic Impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - First Quarterly Report, September 10, 2009. "Among the key finding of the study are: As of the end of August, $151.4 billion of the original...
Monthly Budget Review, September 2009. Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for July and the Daily Treasury Statements for August "The federal budget deficit for the first 11 months of fiscal year 2009 was almost $1.4 trillion, CBO estimates, close...
Remarks by the Vice President on the 200 Days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: "First, we had to stabilize the financial system. We took the unpopular but necessary step of rescuing the banks. And now, although there's a...
News release: "Marking a major milestone in the effort to spur private sector investments in clean energy and create new jobs for America's workers, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $502 million in the first...
News release: " The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule requiring certain Web-based businesses to notify consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached. Congress directed the FTC to issue the rule as part of...
News release: "Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment of several senior staffers who will work on the development of a National Broadband Plan as part of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative...The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,...
News release: "As part of an innovative partnership aimed at increasing economic development while setting our nation on the path to energy independence, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced a program to...
Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Information on Construction and Support Costs for Proposed European Sites, GAO-09-771, August 06, 2009 Public Transportation: Better Data Needed to Assess Length of New Starts Process, and Options Exist to Expedite...
Monthly Budget Review August 2009 Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for June and the Daily Treasury Statements for July 2009. "The federal budget deficit for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2009 reached $1.3 trillion, CBO estimates, close...
Broadband USA: "The Recovery Act appropriated $7.2 billion and directed the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband access to unserved and underserved communities across the U.S.,...
News release: "Recommendations for how the HHS Office of the Secretary will spend $400 million in funds for patient-centered research, also known as comparative effectiveness research, were released today by Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). The report,...
"On April 16, 2009, President Obama, together with Vice President Biden and Secretary of Transportation LaHood, announced a new vision for developing high-speed rail in America. They called for a collaborative effort among the Federal Government, States, railroads, and other...
News release: "As part of the Obama Administration's efforts to stimulate economic growth and jumpstart the availability of financing critical for economic recovery, the U.S. Treasury Department announced $25 billion in bonds authority available under the Recovery Zone Bonds program....
"The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department today announced that a tax break for the purchase of new motor vehicles is available in states that do not have a state sales tax. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...
"Our Roadmap to Recovery initiative is an ambitious effort to reflect the commitments of your Cabinet members for a stepped up level of activity in implementing the Recovery Act in the next 100 days. We intend to deliver this increased...
News release: "Today, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller, IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, introduced The Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning...
News release: "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Donovan announced that HUD is offering nearly $1 billion to make substantial improvements to thousands of public housing units nationwide. The Public Housing Capital Funds being offered are provided through...
News release: "The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced the details of its newly formed initiative aimed at preparing government officials and contractors to recognize and report efforts by parties to unlawfully profit from the stimulus projects that are...
White House Council on Economic Advisers, Estimates of Job Creation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, May 2009: "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was designed to save and create jobs, as well as to cushion...
Information Security: Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities Place Federal Systems at Risk, GAO-09-661T, May 5, 2009: "Cyber threats to federal information systems and cyber-based critical infrastructures are evolving and growing. These threats can be unintentional and intentional, targeted or nontargeted, and...
March 05, 2209 - Legal Issues Related to Funding for Religious Schools in P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 April 23, 2009 - Airport Passenger Screening: Background and Issues for Congress April 20, 2009 - Insolvency...
News release: "With the NYCStat Stimulus Tracker, New Yorkers can track the City’s use of federal stimulus/recovery funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This funding includes federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and...
Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts, GAO-09-643T, April 23, 2009. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Has Increased Costs, Reduced Capabilities, and Delayed Schedules, GAO-09-596T, April 23, 2009 Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and...
News release: "On April 17, 2009, HHS issued guidance specifying the technologies and methodologies that render protected health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals, as required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act...
Federal Railroad Administration: "President Obama proposes to help address the nation's transportation challenges by launching a new and efficient high-speed passenger rail network in 100-600 mile corridors that connect communities across America. The Strategic Plan outlines the President’s vision that...
Small Business Administration's Implementation of Administrative Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, GAO-09-507R, April 16, 2009 Maritime Security: Vessel Tracking Systems Provide Key Information, but the Need for Duplicate Data Should Be Reviewed, GAO-09-337, March 17, 2009 Superfund:...
The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications, Dick K. Nanto, Coordinator, Specialist in Industry and Trade, April 3, 2009. "What began as a bursting of the U.S. housing market bubble and a rise in foreclosures has ballooned into a...
DOT OIG - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation "On March 31, we issued our report on oversight challenges facing the Department of Transportation with the implementation of the American Recovery and...
Public Law 111–5, 111th Congress, 123 STAT. 115, Feb. 17, 2009 [H.R. 1] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 407 pages, PDF "An Act Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance...
News release: "The U.S. General Services Administration has announced plans to buy and deliver $300 million worth of energy-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The GSA plan announced today balances energy-efficiency goals...
News release: "The U.S. Census Bureau today submitted to Congress its proposed recovery plan to create jobs, strengthen the economy and conduct a successful 2010 Census. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Census Bureau was provided $1 billion....Under...
News release: "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced plans to make $1 billion available for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the new resources will be...
"When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law on February 17, 2009, it marked the beginning of a 45-day window for each state to claim the funds allocated to it by the act. In order to...
Metro Potential in ARRA: An Early Assessment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, The Brookings Institution, March 30, 2009 "America’s national economic crisis is also a metropolitan crisis, because metropolitan areas are the true engines of the national economy....
News release: "The Federal Communications Commission today begins the process of developing a national broadband plan that will seek to ensure that every American has access to broadband capability. In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – known...
"Welcome to Recovery.org and Onvia. This site was developed to bring unprecedented transparency and accountability to recovery spending and ensure that every business, regardless of size, has equal access to the projects associated with the recovery efforts. On this site...
"The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today released a report on the progress of programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Transportation and Infrastructure Provisions...
Fsct Sheet: Investing in Our Clean Energy Future: "Today, President Obama [met] with clean energy entrepreneurs and leaders of the research community to discuss his strategy for building a clean energy economy and creating the industries and jobs of the...
"March 20, 2009, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its Expenditure Plan for the projects to be funded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Recovery Act provides $7.4 billion to the Department largely for projects that...
News release: "The U.S. Department of Labor has issued policy guidance to grantees of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) for the implementation of an additional $118,800,000 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO's Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency for Science Funding, GAO-09-515T, March 19, 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting with Veteran Owned-Small Businesses, GAO-09-391R, March 19, 2009 Federal Real Property: Authorities and Actions...
News release: "The U.S. Department of Labor today issued policy guidance to states and outlying areas for the implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) investments in core employment and training programs. This critical investment of $3,514,500,000...
News release: "Vice President Joe Biden announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services will award $100 million in Recovery Act funding to provide meals to tens of thousands of low-income older Americans in need. The funding is...
askSam: "This database contains a complete text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 also known as the Stimulus Bill or Bailout Bill. It was formerly referred to as the Economic Stimulus Act. This database is fully searchable...
"[March 6, 2009] President Obama and Attorney General Holder announced the allocation of $2 billion in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to control crime and improve the criminal justice system." Track funds going to your state and...
ARRA 101: "Completing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was a long and arduous process for the Obama Administration and the new Congress. Now that President Obama has signed the bill into law, our nation can begin the journey of...
Information Technology: Census Bureau Testing of 2010 Decennial Systems Can Be Strengthened, GAO-09-262, March 05, 2009 Information Technology: Census Bureau Testing of 2010 Decennial Systems Can Be Strengthened, GAO-09-414T, March 05, 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO's Role in...
Recovery.gov: "President Obama and Transportation Secretary LaHood have announced that $27 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds are headed to states to provide critical repairs to our nation's crumbling roads and bridges. Parts of the allocation are...
Estimated Macroeconomic Impacts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, March 2, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley. Difference Between Potential GDP in CBO’s Baseline and Actual GDP Without and With the Impact of the American...
HUD Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) HUD Implementation of the Recovery Act Community Development Block Grant Project-Based Rental Assistance Lead Hazard Reduction/Healthy Homes Homelessness Prevention Fund Tax Credit Assistance Program Public Housing...
DOE Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 EPA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) National Conference of State Legislatures Summary on Human Services Provisions Recovery.gov: State Recovery Sites...
Economic Snapshot for February 2009 By Christian E. Weller, February 24, 2009: " The U.S. economy is experiencing its worst recession in decades. Jobs and wealth losses are accelerating, contributing to sharp increases in families’ economic distress. This crisis was...
News release: "In an ongoing effort to deliver on swift implementation of the Obama Administration's recovery, stability and affordability plans, the U.S. Department of the Treasury touted today the availability of an expanded tax break for first-time homebuyers – a...
"U.S. home prices posted record declines in the fourth quarter of 2008 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index (HPI). The FHFA seasonally-adjusted purchase-only house price index, based on data from home sales, was 3.4 percent lower...
"Based on input from members of the Grant Fraud Committee, this White Paper discusses recommendations for agencies to consider in preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in grants they administer. These recommendations include enhanced certifications, increased training, improved communications...
IRS: "Congress has approved and the President has signed new economic stimulus legislation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The IRS is implementing tax-related provisions of this new program as quickly as possible. Here are some key highlights:...
White House: "Two important takeaways from the President's Weekly Address [Saturday February 21, 2009]. the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will start having an impact as soon as a few weeks from now, in the form of the quickest and...
Where is your money going? "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act targets investments towards key areas that will save or create good jobs immediately, while also laying the groundwork for long-term economic growth. The charts and numbers below give you...
Annex – U.S.- Canada clean energy dialogue, 19 February 2009, Ottawa, Ontario: "...The United States and Canada are collaborating on energy research related to advanced biofuels, clean engines, and energy efficiency. In order to address the energy and environmental challenges...
"Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going. There are going to be a few different ways to search for information. The money is being...
See this White House webpage which in turn links to the final version, published in the Congressional Record version (PDF) - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, inclusive of an online "form on the right to leave your...
Follow up to February 4, 2009 posting, Treasury Announces New Restrictions On Executive Compensation , from ProPublica, Stimulus Bill Limits TARP Exec Pay: "...tucked into the 1,071-page bill [H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009] is a...
The Stimulus Plan: A Detailed List of Spending by Michael Grabell and Christopher Weaver, ProPublica: "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...
Free WSJ chart: Where the Money Goes | Selected programs from the $789.2 billion bill: Spending - 24% | Aid 38% | Tax Cuts 38% Related postings on H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Related postings...
Via THOMAS: HR1: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus bill) New York Times - Stimulus Plan Places New Limits on Wall St. Bonuses: "The restriction with the most bite would bar top executives from receiving bonuses exceeding...
White House: "Today President Obama is celebrating the passage [Senate approved HR 1 by a 60-to-38 vote, House approved the compromise bill by a 246-to 183 vote] of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a "major milestone on our...
The Legislative Source Book of the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC (LLSDC) now has a 1.5 MB file, in PDF, of the complete Conference Report, H. Rep. 111-16, to H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,...
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, February 13, 2009. Cost estimate for the conference agreement for H.R. 1: "Combining both spending and revenue effects, CBO estimates that enacting the conference agreement for H.R. 1 would increase federal...
Nancy Pelosi's Gavel Blog: "The Appropriations Committee and the Ways and Means Committee have released detailed summaries of the appropriations and tax provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. full summary from the Appropriations Committee full summary of the...
Joint Committee on Taxation (February 12, 2009) Estimated Budget Effects Of The Revenue Provisions Contained In The Conference Agreement For H.R. 1, The “American Recovery And Reinvestment Tax Act Of 2009” Related postings on financial system...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Conference Report on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Preliminary Overview, February 12, 2009: "Just over three weeks since the Inauguration of President Obama, Congress will consider the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to save and create jobs,...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: State-By-State Jobs Impact, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, February 12, 2009 Related postings on financial system...
Follow up to related postings on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, from the Senate Finance committee, this Side-By-Side Chart of Notable Differences Between the Senate-Passed and the House-Passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Joint Committee...
Congressional Budget Office: H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, February 9, 2009. Cost estimate for an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Senator Reid for Senators Nelson and Collins, February 7, 2009. Purpose: In the...
The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Economy.com, January 21, 2009. "The global financial system has effectively collapsed, undermining investor, household and business confidence, and pushing the economy into a lengthy and...
Center for American Progress. Rescuing the American Economy - A Guide to How the Stimulus Works, by Michael Ettlinger | February 5, 2009. "The economy was already performing badly by many measures before the recession started in December 2007, but...
Financial Regulation: A Framework for Crafting and Assessing Proposals to Modernize the Outdated U.S. Financial Regulatory System, GAO-09-349T, February 04, 2009 Broadcasting to Cuba: Actions Are Needed to Improve Strategy and Operations, GAO-09-127, January 22, 2009 Estimated Adjusted Medicaid Funding...
February 02, 2009 - Medicaid: The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage February 02, 2009 - Proposed Funding for Workforce Development in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 January 29, 2009 - Causes of the Financial Crisis January 29,...
Estimated Macroeconomic Effects of the Inouye-Baucus Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1, February 4, 2009, Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg. "At your request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has conducted an analysis of the macroeconomic...
"The White House today released additional state-specific details on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. The recovery plan will create and save jobs in the near future while addressing long-neglected needs that are critical to laying the foundation for a...
Estimated Budget Effects Of The Revenue Provisions Contained In Titles I And III Of S. 350, The “American Recovery And Reinvestment Tax Act Of 2009,” As Reported By The Committee On Finance Related postings on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, adopted by the House this week, includes strong privacy provisions ("Subtitle D - Privacy") for the proposed medical health network. Among the key provisions: a ban on the sale of health information,...
Supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation infrastructure investment, energy efficiency/science, assistance to the unemployed, and State/local fiscal stabilization: H.R. 1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (680 pages, PDF) Related postings on financial system More documents via...
January 22, 2009 - Proposed Funding for Education in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 January 16, 2009 - Health Insurance Continuation Coverage Under COBRA January 16, 2009 - Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies January 15, 2009 -...
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" - Distribution of Highway Infrastructure Funds to Large Urbanized Areas with Populations Greater than 200,000 See also: Funding Tables for the American Recovery and...
Follow up to postings on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this CBO report released today: H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on January...
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Plan – By the Numbers "The American economy is in the midst of a crisis unlike any we have seen in our lifetime. The economy lost 2.6 million jobs in 2008, the most of any...
News release includes detailed summary: "Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled an original Chairman’s Mark of economic recovery provisions for inclusion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including $275 billion in tax cuts and...
News release, Congressman Dave Obey: 'The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months the country has lost 2 million jobs and we...
The United States Conference of Mayors - American Recovery and Reinvestment: The Role of Metro Areas, January 17, 2009 "The U.S. economy enters 2009 in crisis. The financial system meltdown of last Fall is unresolved. The economy is now in...
The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Investment Plan, released January 10, 2009 - by Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein. "A key goal enunciated by the President-Elect concerning the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is that it should save...
News release: "Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI), incoming Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced three significant changes to further increase transparency and reduce funding levels for earmarks, building...