"To all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little, tiny, yes, porky amendments" — "the American people really don’t care." — Chuck Schumer
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/02/022803.php
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491005,00.html
Is there any Americans out there that don’t care about becoming a socialist country? Is there any Americans out there that don’t care that they stuffed the spending package with all of these "Porky" projects…?
How many of you that will never make million dollars at one time in your lifetime… don’t care that they’re throwing billions of your tax dollars into the air?
$30 Million for Wetland restoration in the San Francisco Bay Area – including work to protect the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse
$50 Million for the National Endowment for the Arts
$2 Billion for the Neighborhood Stabilization Fund, providing funds to organizations such as ACORN, which has been accused of practicing unlawful voter registration in recent elections
$10 Million for the inspection of canals in urban areas
$100 Million for grants to small shipyards
$198 Million to authorize payments to certain Filipino veterans from WWII
$300 Million for the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program
$2 Billion to support the manufacturing of advanced vehicle batteries
$1 Billion for Community Development Block Grants
$1.3 Billion for Amtrak, including $450 million for a new rail security grant program not included in either the House-passed or the Senate-passed bills
$300 Million for federal procurement of plug-in and fuel efficient vehicles
$8 Billion for a High Speed Passenger Rail Program, after the House did not include any funding for the program and the Senate included $2 billion, which will fund at least one project from Las Vegas to Los Angeles
$15 Million for historic preservation at historically black colleges and universities
$170 Million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to research the cause, effects and ways to mitigate climate change
$200 Million for Americorps and other paid "volunteerism" programs
$400 Million for NASA to accelerate climate research missions
$5.5 Billion for federal buildings (GSA), including $4.5 billion to convert federal buildings into "high-performance green buildings" and $450 million for a new headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security.
$210 Million for a new grant program to modify and upgrade local fire stations
$142 Million for the Coast Guard to alter or remove 4 obstructive bridges
$25 Million for the Smithsonian Institution for maintenance backlogs
$1 Billion for expenses in conjunction with the 2010 decennial census
$650 Million for Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupons
$1 Billion for a Prevention and Wellness Fund, which can be used for sexually transmitted disease (STD) education and prevention programs at the CDC
$500 Million to replace a 30-year old computer system at the Social Security Administration
$500 Million for a health professions training program–funding which an earlier committee report said were allocated because, "a key component of attaining universal health care reform will be ensuring the supply of primary care providers."
This type of spending can in no way help the economy. We are not in the financial shape to be on a spending spree like this.
Announcement of the CFSEM Arts Challenge on July 16 at Meadowbrook Hall. This grant sets aside $1 million dollars in matching funds for an online campaign set to launch August 18, 2009 at 10:00 AM. www.cfsem.org
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My brains work creatively. Math and other subjects are very hard for me.
Therefore I think it would be sad to waste my talents. I’ll have to pay for it myself, through student loans.
Is there scholarships or grants for Arts School?
Any interesting information on Art School please.
Thank You, you’re of big help!
Yes, art school will be roughly twice the cost (or more) of a traditional university. And even in art school, you will still have to complete a core curriculum consisting of math, science, english, etc. But don’t sell yourself short in those areas! No one said you had to be good at them, but an understanding of the concepts in each area will give you a broader perspective as an artist. Look at Georges Seurat (science), Edvard Munch (philosophy, psychology), Da Vinci (science, math)…
PS-When I was looking for scholarships I used fastweb.com. Or go to the website of the school you want to attend, most likely they will have a list of scholarships available. Good Luck!
Why would Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, and the rest of the liberal thugs in DC push all of this spending off on the American people?
This is our taxes our dept to pay…
Why are they trying to make the government bigger, why is all of this pork in this spending bill?
$30 Million for Wetland restoration in the San Francisco Bay Area – including work to protect the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse
$50 Million for the National Endowment for the Arts
$2 Billion for the Neighborhood Stabilization Fund, providing funds to organizations such as ACORN, which has been accused of practicing unlawful voter registration in recent elections
$10 Million for the inspection of canals in urban areas
$100 Million for grants to small shipyards
$198 Million to authorize payments to certain Filipino veterans from WWII
$300 Million for the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program
$2 Billion to support the manufacturing of advanced vehicle batteries
$1 Billion for Community Development Block Grants
$1.3 Billion for Amtrak, including $450 million for a new rail security grant program not included in either the House-passed or the Senate-passed bills
$300 Million for federal procurement of plug-in and fuel efficient vehicles
$8 Billion for a High Speed Passenger Rail Program, after the House did not include any funding for the program and the Senate included $2 billion, which will fund at least one project from Las Vegas to Los Angeles
$15 Million for historic preservation at historically black colleges and universities
$170 Million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to research the cause, effects and ways to mitigate climate change
$200 Million for Americorps and other paid "volunteerism" programs
$400 Million for NASA to accelerate climate research missions
$5.5 Billion for federal buildings (GSA), including $4.5 billion to convert federal buildings into "high-performance green buildings" and $450 million for a new headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security.
$210 Million for a new grant program to modify and upgrade local fire stations
$142 Million for the Coast Guard to alter or remove 4 obstructive bridges
$25 Million for the Smithsonian Institution for maintenance backlogs
$1 Billion for expenses in conjunction with the 2010 decennial census
$650 Million for Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupons
$1 Billion for a Prevention and Wellness Fund, which can be used for sexually transmitted disease (STD) education and prevention programs at the CDC
$500 Million to replace a 30-year old computer system at the Social Security Administration
$500 Million for a health professions training program–funding which an earlier committee report said were allocated because, "a key component of attaining universal health care reform will be ensuring the supply of primary care providers."
http://newstalkradiowhio.com/blogs/jamie_dupree/2009/02/the-gop-take-on-the-stimulus-b.html
http://republicans.appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=72&Month=2&Year=2009
I understand where you are coming from. This Jobs Bill is so different from the Trillion dollar Stimulus Package that President Bush passed for Iraq.
You know that stimulus package the Republican’s passed so eagerly.
Mr. News
The Maine Arts Commission aims to develop stronger ties between cultural, business and governmental sectors with the launch of a new community arts grant. The Creative Communities = Economic Development Grant has a maximum award of $50,000 and is poised to support cultural and economic development efforts that will lead to real change in Maines communities.
Two $50,000 CCED grants will be awarded to Maine communities in the fall of 2010. The grant requires a letter of interest by March 8, 2010, with the full application deadline on October 7 of that same year.
Full details of this grant can be found at MaineArts.com using the following link, http://mainearts.maine.gov/grant_creativecommunities.aspx.
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$50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts
$380 million in the Senate bill for the Women, Infants and Children program
$198 million for Filipino World War 2 vets and their families
$300 million for grants to combat violence against women
$2 billion for federal child-care block grants
$6 billion for university building projects
$15 billion for boosting Pell Grant college scholarships
$4 billion for job-training programs, including $1.2 billion for “youths” up to the age of 24
$1 billion for community-development block grants (ACORN)
$4.2 billion for “neighborhood stabilization activities”
$650 million for digital-TV coupons
$90 million to educate “vulnerable populations”
$15 billion for business-loss carry-backs
$145 billion for “Making Work Pay” tax credits
$83 billion for the earned income credit
$150 million for the Smithsonian
$34 million to renovate the Department of Commerce headquarters
$500 million for improvement projects for National Institutes of Health facilities
$44 million for repairs to Department of Agriculture headquarters
$350 million for Agriculture Department computers
$88 million to help move the Public Health Service into a new building
$448 million for constructing a new Homeland Security Department headquarters
$600 million to convert the federal auto fleet to hybrids
$450 million for NASA (carve-out for “climate-research missions”)
$600 million for NOAA (carve-out for “climate modeling”)
$1 billion for the Census Bureau
$89 billion for Medicaid
$30 billion for COBRA insurance extension
$36 billion for expanded unemployment benefits
$20 billion for food stamps
$4.5 billion for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
$850 million for Amtrak
$87 million for a polar icebreaking ship
$1.7 billion for the National Park System
$55 million for Historic Preservation Fund
$7.6 billion for “rural community advancement programs”
$150 million for agricultural-commodity purchases
$150 million for “producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish”
$2 billion for renewable-energy research ($400 million for global-warming research)
$2 billion for a “clean coal” power plant in Illinois
$6.2 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program
$3.5 billion for energy-efficiency and conservation block grants
$3.4 billion for the State Energy Program
$200 million for state and local electric-transport projects
$300 million for energy-efficient-appliance rebate programs
$400 million for hybrid cars for state and local governments
$1 billion for the manufacturing of advanced batteries
$1.5 billion for green-technology loan guarantees
$8 billion for innovative-technology loan-guarantee program
$2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstration projects
$4.5 billion for electricity grid
$79 billion for State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Great summary.
Why is the federal government sticking its nose in everything these days? History shows that federal "help" is more of a hinderance than a help.
Butt out, Big Brother!
Artist of different spiritual paths transcend the walls of religious conflict and ignorance, using their personal stories to explore avenues of healing, wholeness and peace.
Performed January 10, 2009 at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Leaps of Faith is presented by Great Leap Inc., as part of their Collaboratory VI project.
Leaps of Faith and Great Leap are supported in part by the California Arts Council, California Community Foundation, Cecilia Nakamura Arts Fund, Frances E. Williams’ Artist Grants, LA Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Northrup Grumman Corporation and Southern California Edison. Additional funding was provided by the City of West Hollywood, the Culver City Performance Arts Grant Program with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment, and individual donors.
Co-Sponsors: Japanese American National Museum, Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Group, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, Metivta, Three Cousins, Muslim Public Affairs Council, and the Progressive Jewish Alliance.
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Obama has said that we are going to have a catastrophe if we do not pass this pork laden stimulus bill. Why is he using scare tactics?
Obama was one to complain about Bush’s spending, but look at the pork in this bill. The items include:
List of all the projects we need or else we will never recover!
$50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts
$380 million in the Senate bill for the Women, Infants and Children program
$198 million for Filipino World War 2 vets and their families
$300 million for grants to combat violence against women
$2 billion for federal child-care block grants
$6 billion for university building projects
$15 billion for boosting Pell Grant college scholarships
$4 billion for job-training programs, including $1.2 billion for “youths” up to the age of 24
$1 billion for community-development block grants
$4.2 billion for “neighborhood stabilization activities”
$650 million for digital-TV coupons
$90 million to educate “vulnerable populations”
$15 billion for business-loss carry-backs
$145 billion for “Making Work Pay” tax credits
$83 billion for the earned income credit
$150 million for the Smithsonian
$34 million to renovate the Department of Commerce headquarters
$500 million for improvement projects for National Institutes of Health facilities
$44 million for repairs to Department of Agriculture headquarters
$350 million for Agriculture Department computers
$88 million to help move the Public Health Service into a new building
$448 million for constructing a new Homeland Security Department headquarters
$600 million to convert the federal auto fleet to hybrids
$450 million for NASA (carve-out for “climate-research missions”)
$600 million for NOAA (carve-out for “climate modeling”)
$1 billion for the Census Bureau
$89 billion for Medicaid
$30 billion for COBRA insurance extension
$36 billion for expanded unemployment benefits
$20 billion for food stamps
$4.5 billion for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
$850 million for Amtrak
$87 million for a polar icebreaking ship
$1.7 billion for the National Park System
$55 million for Historic Preservation Fund
$7.6 billion for “rural community advancement programs”
$150 million for agricultural-commodity purchases
$150 million for “producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish”
$2 billion for renewable-energy research ($400 million for global-warming research)
$2 billion for a “clean coal” power plant in Illinois
$6.2 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program
$3.5 billion for energy-efficiency and conservation block grants
$3.4 billion for the State Energy Program
$200 million for state and local electric-transport projects
$300 million for energy-efficient-appliance rebate programs
$400 million for hybrid cars for state and local governments
$1 billion for the manufacturing of advanced batteries
$1.5 billion for green-technology loan guarantees
$8 billion for innovative-technology loan-guarantee program
$2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstration projects
$4.5 billion for electricity grid
$79 billion for State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Do we really need a $87 Million polar ice breaker? How is that going to stimulate the economy? I thought we were having global warming and the polar ice caps are melting. Is this just scare tactics or what?
FU – How is this a false list? This was posted on a web site by one of our press reporters. I cut and pasted.
Yeah, Instead of sitting down with the moderates and hammering out an agreeable "Spending Bill," he’s out there campaigning fear and division. It’s for the reasons you post that many do not support this bill as is. Too much self serving special interest, earmarks and pork.
i have no money for college
I’m open to taking out a loan but I’m trying to pay for an associates in culinary arts. I really want a degree, it’s just important to me, and i’m a cook now..it’s my job so i figured I’d get it in that..unfortunately it’s mucho expensive.
there’s a private accelerated 2 year degree at a college outside my state. They don’t charge extra for out of staters but i filled out that fafsa calculator and it said i was in need and eligible for a lot of aid if i went there…
is that true? would going to the private school be better than going to the culinary program at the local community college?
cos it said i qualify for jack squat going locally
any advice?
When you’re evaluating aid for an out-of-state university, don’t forget to consider the additional costs involved. Private school tuition is not residency dependent, so it makes sense that you’d pay the same tuition, regardless of where you’re from – but don’t forget the cost of food and a place to live near that "out of state" campus.
I can’t speak for every possible scenario, but generally, it would be highly unlikely that your cost of attending an out-of-state private school will be lower than the cost of attending your nearby community college.
There’s only one sure way to find out. Complete the FAFSA, apply to both schools, and receive financial aid offer letters from both programs. That will provide you with all of the information that you need to make your decision.
Good luck to you!
The Baganian Vicariate Youth Apostolate of the Diocese of Pagadian in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines needs funding support for its capability building program, culture and arts training, and peace-building initiatives for muslims, "lumads"(indigenous people) and christian youth. Several parishes in the vicariate needs funding support to sustain the on-going organizational development of youth leaders and volunteers as well as train them skills that will lead to community-based livelihood programs especially for the out-of-school youth and promote inter-cultural dialogue between muslims, christians and "lumads" or indigenous people.
You should try the barristers in africa. They always email me in regards to much money being won. They have millions!