THIS POORLY HANDLED LEGISLATION
I cannot even listen to the news, these days; because the stimulus plan and its windy road to enactment just cause one to recoil.
We'll see what happens in conference, if it gets beefed back up again. When was the last time the House actually asserted itself against the Senate?
GOP PREPARED TO NOSE-DIVE REPUBLIC - APPARENTLY THAT WAS NEWS, TO SOME
True or false: there is nothing lasting or permanent or 'remarkable' in this legislation, that people will be talking about for generations or that cannot be reversed by the next GOP nose-dive.
Items (and to think that States with Senators voting against will get as much money as those with Senators voting 'yes'!!!):
Gone entirely is funding for higher education construction, which, under the House-passed version, could have meant up to $242 million for the University at Buffalo.
Similarly, the Senate eliminated funding for school construction. The House bill would have provided $31.9 million for the district of Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo.
Senators also halved a $79 billion fiscal stabilization fund for the states. While much of the aid to local school districts remains intact, the cuts included a $25 billion fund aimed at helping governors balance their budgets.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Rebuild America - Stimulus News
WASHINGTON — The Senate is scheduled today to consider a massive economic stimulus bill that moderate Democrats reshaped to win the support of a handful of Republicans — at a huge cost to such states as New York.
