John Massey wrote in a message to All:

...and exactly how did they say this stimulates the economy? ZILCH!!
There's not a thing here exept Government Programs and giveaways to the
lower class tit suckers!

 JM> $24 million for construction and repairs to US Department of
 JM> Agriculture facilities

 JM> $22.5 million for the USDA Inspector General for oversight on the
 JM> stimulus bill 

 JM> $176 million for deferred maintenance on US Agricultural Research
 JM> Service facilities

 JM> $50 million to modernize and maintain the IT system of the Farm
 JM> Service Agency 

 JM> $290 million for "Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations" 

 JM> $50 million for "Wastershed Rehabiliation Program"

 JM> $1 billion for rural housing direct loans

 JM> $10.4 billion for rural housing guaranteed loans

 JM> $2.5 billion for rural distance learning, telemedicine and
 JM> broadband 

 JM> $100 million in grants for National School Lunch Program equipment
 JM> assistance 

 JM> $150 million in agricultural commodity assistance

 JM> $1 billion for the Census Bureau

 JM> $4.7 billion for "Broadband Technology Opportunities Program" which
 JM> includes $350 million for the

 JM> development of a "broadband inventory map"

 JM> $650 million for Digital TV converter box program

 JM> $220 million for Scientific research at the National Institute of
 JM> Standards and Technology

 JM> $360 million for Construction of scientific research facilities 

 JM> $230 million in extra budget money for the National Oceanic and
 JM> Atmospheric Administration

 JM> $600 million for NOAA "Procurement, Acquisition and Construction" 

 JM> $225 million in grants for programs to combat violence against
 JM> women 

 JM> $2 billion in state and local law enforcement assistance grants 

 JM> $225 million in grants to improve the criminal justice system 

 JM> $225 million in law enforcement assistance to Indian Tribes

 JM> $100 million for the "office for Victims of Crime"

 JM> $125 million in law enforcement assistance for rural areas

 JM> $50 million in state and local grants to combat internet crime
 JM> against kids 

 JM> $1 billion for the COPS program

 JM> $400 million in operations budget money for NASA

 JM> $150 million for "Aeronautics" at NASA

 JM> $400 million for "Exploration" at NASA

 JM> $2.5 billion for research at the National Science Foundation 

 JM> $100 million for NSF "Education and Human Resources"

 JM> $400 million for NSF "Major Research Equipment and Facilities
 JM> Construction" 

 JM> $1.4 billion in Army "Operation and Maintenance"

 JM> $657 million in Navy "Operation and Maintenance"

 JM> $113 million in Marine Corps "Operation and Maintenance"

 JM> $1.09 billion for Air Force "Operation and Maintenance"

 JM> $98 million for Army Reserve "Operation and Maintenance"

 JM> $55 million for Navy Reserve "Operation and Maintenance"

 JM> $39 million in Marine Corps Reserve "Operation and Maintenance" 

 JM> $13 million for Air Force Reserve "Operation and Maintenance" 

 JM> $266 million for Army National Guard "Operation and Maintenance" 

 JM> $25 million for Air National Guard "Operation and Maintenance" 

 JM> $75 million each for Army, Navy, Air Force "Research, Development,
 JM> Test and Evaluation"

 JM> $400 million for "Defense Health Program"

 JM> $2 billion for Army Corps of Engineers construction

 JM> $375 million for Army Corps projects on the Mississippi and
 JM> tributaries 

 JM> $2.07 billion for Army Corps of Engineers "Operation and
 JM> Maintenance" 

 JM> $100 million for "Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program" 

 JM> $1 billion for Interior Department "Water and Related Resources" 

 JM> $50 million for Central Utah Project Completion Act

 JM> $50 million for California Bay-Delta Restoration Act

 JM> $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas

 JM> $16.8 billion for Energy Department, "Energy Efficiency and
 JM> Renewable Energy" 

 JM> $5 billion of that goes for "Weatherization Assistance"

 JM> $4.5 billion to improve the nation's electricity grid

 JM> $3.4 billion for "Fossil Energy Research and Development"

 JM> $483 million for "Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup"

 JM> $390 million for "Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and
 JM> Decommissioning Fund" 

 JM> $1.6 billion for "Science"

 JM> $6 billion "Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program"

 JM> $5.12 billion for "Defense Environmental Cleanup"

 JM> $7 million for oversight of "Making Work Pay" tax credits and
 JM> payments in this bill

 JM> $80 million to implement health insurance tax credit plan

 JM> $5.5 billion for the "Federal Buildings Fund"

 JM> $300 million to buy energy efficient vehicles for the federal
 JM> government 

 JM> $200 million to consolidate the Department of Homeland Security
 JM> Headquarters 

 JM> $100 million for hi tech border security technology along the
 JM> Mexican border 

 JM> $420 million for construction of US Customs land border ports of
 JM> entry 

 JM> $20 million for tactical communications equipment for immigration
 JM> enforcement 

 JM> $1 billion for Aviation Security (explosive detection equipment) 

 JM> $98 million for improvements to Coast Guard shore facilities 

 JM> $142 million for "Alteration of Bridges"

 JM> $150 million in FEMA Public Transportation Security Assistance
 JM> grants 

 JM> $150 million for Port Security Grants

 JM> $210 million in grants to upgrade non-Federal fire stations

 JM> $125 million for Bureau of Land Management activities

 JM> $180 million for Bureau of Land Management construction

 JM> $15 million for Wildland Fire Management

 JM> $165 million for Fish and Wildlife Service deferred maintenance 

 JM> $115 million for Fish and Wildlife Service construction projects 

 JM> $15 million for preservation at Historically Black Colleges

 JM> $589 million for National Park System construction

 JM> $140 million for repair and restoration of US Geological Survey
 JM> facilities 

 JM> $450 million for Bureau of Indian Affairs construction

 JM> $600 million for EPA Superfund program

 JM> $200 million for Leaking Underground Storage Tank program

 JM> $4 billion in Clean Water grants

 JM> $2 billion for safe drinking water projects

 JM> $300 million for "Diesel Emission Reduction Act grants"

 JM> $650 million in US Forest Service "Capital Improvement and
 JM> Maintenance" 

 JM> $500 million for Wildland Fire Management

 JM> $85 million for Indian Health Services

 JM> $415 million for Indian Health Facilities construction projects 

 JM> $25 million for repairs on Smithsonian Institution facilities 

 JM> $50 million for National Endowment for the Arts to help preserve
 JM> jobs in the non-profit arts sector

 JM> $3.95 billion in worker training and employment services

 JM> $400 million in state unemployment insurance funding

 JM> $80 million for enforcement of worker protection laws

 JM> $250 million for construction of Job Corps Centers

 JM> $500 million in grants to health care centers

 JM> $1.5 billion for health information technology systems

 JM> $500 million to address health professions workforce shortages 

 JM> $1.3 billion for National Institutes of Health research resources 

 JM> $7.4 billion for Office of the Director, NIH

 JM> $500 million for high priority construction at NIH

 JM> $700 million for comparative effectiveness research

 JM> $2 billion in low income child care assistance

 JM> $1 billion in funding for Head Start

 JM> $1.1 billion for expansion of Early Head Start

 JM> $1 billion for Community Services Block Grant Act

 JM> $2 billion for Office of the National Coordinator of Health
 JM> Information Technology

 JM> $300 million for CDC childhood immunization programs

 JM> $650 million for community-based prevention and wellness strategies

 JM> $50 million in grants to states for infections reduction strategies

 JM> $13 billion in Title I education funding

 JM> $720 million in school improvement grants

 JM> $200 million in "Innovation and Improvement" education grants 

 JM> $12.2 billion in Special Education funding

 JM> $15.8 billion in student financial assistance money

 JM> $89 million in AmeriCorps awards money

 JM> $500 million to replace the National Computer Center for Social
 JM> Security 

 JM> $500 million to process disability and retirement claims

 JM> $180 million in Army Military Construction

 JM> $280 million in Navy and Marine Corps Military Construction

 JM> $180 million in Air Force Military Construction funds

 JM> $1.33 billion to build military hospitals

 JM> $120 million for military energy conservation programs

 JM> $50 million for Army National Guard Military Construction

 JM> $50 million for Air National Guard Military Construction

 JM> $34 million for Army family housing construction

 JM> $80 million for Air Force family housing construction

 JM> $555 million for "Homeowners Assistance Fund"

 JM> $1 billion for Veterans Affairs medical facilities

 JM> $50 million for National Cemetery Administration

 JM> $150 million to hire temporary VA claims processors

 JM> $50 million for VA Information Technology Systems

 JM> $150 million in grants to build state extended care facilities 

 JM> $90 million for passport and training functions facilities

 JM> $290 million for State Department IT security upgrades

 JM> $1.5 billion in surface transportation infrastructure

 JM> $200 million for FAA infrastructure projects

 JM> $1.1 billion in airport grants

 JM> $27.5 billion in railroad and port infrastructure investments 

 JM> $105 million for Puerto Rico highway program

 JM> $60 million in competitive transportation grants to states

 JM> $550 million for transportation on Indian reservations

 JM> $8 billion for high speed rail

 JM> $1.3 billion for Amtrak

 JM> $6.9 billion in mass transit capital assistance

 JM> $100 million in discretionary grants to public transit agencies 

 JM> $750 million for mass transit rail improvements

 JM> $4 billion in "Public Housing Capital Fund"

 JM> $510 million in Native American Housing Block Grants

 JM> $1 billion in Community Development Grants

 JM> $2 billion in emergency aid for the redevelopment of foreclosed
 JM> homes 

 JM> $2.25 billion for low-income housing tax credit projects

 JM> $1.5 billion in a homelessness prvention fund

Regards,

 Joe 
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+