Repubs are whining because the stimulus is a clear victory for Obama and Dems. Details of the bill:

[ProSense]

The Stimulus Plan: A Detailed List of Spending:

Accountability $323,500,000

Aid to People Affected by Economic Downturn $36,910,807,000

Aid to State and Local Governments $58,355,000,000

Business $870,000,000

Education $48,420,000,000

Energy $41,400,000,000

Health Care $18,830,000,000

Other $2,147,000,000

Science and Technology $13,142,000,000

Transportation and Infrastructure $98,325,000,000

Investments in Education and Training include:

- $53.6 billion for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, including $39.5 billion to local school districts using existing funding formulas, which can be used for preventing cutbacks, preventing layoffs, school modernization, or other purposes; $5 billion to states as bonus grants for meeting key performance measures in education; and $8.8 billion to states for high priority needs such as public safety and other critical services, which may include education and for modernization, renovation and repairs of public school facilities and institutions of higher education facilities.

link

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Creating Jobs, Investing in Our Country's Future, and Cutting Taxes--Final (State-by-State Fact Sheets)

The above was updated to include Conference numbers.

[Life Long Dem]

1. They need to get over the fact that "we won".

Because Sen. Graham keeps mumbling something about "we won". But sounds incoherent so who knows what lie they are saying now! :rofl:

[Skidmore]

2. MOTS....Let's do it.

More Of The Same.

We can rebuild our nation!

[Wickerman]

3. Whaaaa!

I'm whining because the poor underfed military in this country figured out a way to get another 7$ Billion out of the deal. That isn't included a toxic cleanup cost and a a few other big ticket items.

Oh well, I see lots of work in this bill. May much work begin.

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Army $1,474,525,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Navy $657,051,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Marine Corps $113,865,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Air Force $1,095,959,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Army Reserve $98,269,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Navy $55,083,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve $39,909,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Air Force Reserve $13,187,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Army National Guard $266,304,000
Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Air National Guard $25,848,000
Army research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000
Navy research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000
Air Force research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000
Defense-wide research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000
Defense Department medical facilities repair and modernization including energy efficiency $400,000,000
Military construction, Army - child development centers and warrior transition complexes $180,000,000
Military construction, Navy and Marine Corps - child development centers and warrior transition complexes $280,000,000
Military construction, Air Force - child development centers and warrior transition complexes $180,000,000
Military hospital construction and energy conservation investments $1,450,000,000
Military construction, Army National Guard $50,000,000
Military construction, Air National Guard $50,000,000
Family housing construction, Army $34,507,000
Family housing operation and maintenance, Army $3,932,000
Family housing construction, Air Force $80,100,000
Family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force $16,461,000
total $6,865,000,000

[ProSense]

4. Yes, those are jobs, lots and lots of civilian jobs. They may even clean

the VA facilities. Soldiers pay taxes too. Should the buildings where they work, live and care for their families be left out of the package?



On edit, that's less than one percent of the entire package.

[Wickerman]

6. Not at all

If things had been handled over the last 8 years in the way they should have I'd suggest that military shouldn't be involved in such a package as we have chunked more into the defense of this country than ever imaginable. Of course, having been in the military I know that housing and buildings stateside are often subpar and got only worse in the Bush years.

Shame that defense infrastructure was so neglected during Bush that they had to play catch up in this bill after all the exploitation of the Bush criminal gang.

[Still Sensible]

5. I see a little for R & D and a whole lot of

construction and jobs to benefit military personnel and their families. Looks like a whole lot of jobs in that list.

[Wickerman]

7. see my post above

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8197905&mesg_id=8197952

[Still Sensible]

10. And you are right

I was an Army brat. Saw all the money going to everything but the people serving.

[Fire1]

11. Thanks for posting this. Outstanding!

[livetohike]

8. K & R and

Thanks for posting this :-).

[and-justice-for-all]

9. Thank you for this...nt

[Cha]

12. Thank you, ProSense!

It looks prety good ..no wonder the repods are blowing smoke up their collective ass about it.

[ProSense]

13. Charts:

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