Monday, February 09, 2009

Wasteful and Non-Stimulative Spending in Nelson-Collins   [Mark Hemingway]

Senate GOP is sending out this list:

Wasteful and Non-Stimulative Spending in Nelson-Collins Substitute

·         $2 billion earmark for FutureGen near zero emissions powerplant in Mattoon, IL

    * $39 billion slush fund for "state fiscal stabilization" bailout
    * $5.5 billion for making federal buildings "green" (including $448 million for DHS HQ)

·         $200 million for workplace safety in USDA facilities

    * $275 million for flood prevention
    * $65 million for watershed rehabilitation
    * $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges and libraries
    * $650 million for the DTV transition coupon program
    * $307 million for constructing NIST office buildings
    * $1 billion for administrative costs and construction of NOAA office buildings
    * $100 million for constructing U.S. Marshalls office buildings
    * $300 million for constructing FBI office buildings
    * $800 million for constructing Federal Prison System buildings and facilities
    * $10 million to fight Mexican gunrunners
    * $1.3 billion for NASA (including $450 million for "science" at NASA)
    * $100 million to clean up sites used in early U.S. atomic energy program
    * $10 million for urban canals
    * $2 billion for manufacturing advanced batteries for hybrid cars
    * $1.5 billion for carbon capture projects under sec. 703 of P.L. 110-140 (though section only authorizes $1 billion for five years)
    * $300 million for hybrid and electric cars for federal employees
    * $198 million to design and furnish the DHS headquarters
    * $255 million for "priority procurements" at Coast Guard (polar ice breaker)
    * $500 million for State and local fire stations
    * $180 million for construction of Bureau of Land Management facilities
    * $500 million for wildland fire management
    * $110 million for construction for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    * $522 million for construction for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
    * $650 million for abandoned mine sites
    * $75 million for the Smithsonian Institution
    * $1.2 billion for summer jobs for youth
    * $412 million for CDC headquarters
    * $500 million earmark for NIH facilities in Bethesda, MD
    * $160 million for "volunteers" at the Corp. for National and Community Service
    * $750 earmark for the National Computer Center in MD
    * $224 million for International Boundary and Water Commission – U.S. and Mexico
    * $850 million for Amtrak
    * $100 million for lead paint hazard reduction

02/09 01:33 PMShare