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Graph of the Day for December 30, 2009
"I think we can get a lot of work done fast. When I met with the governors, all of them have projects that are shovel-ready." Barack Obama, December 2008.
"As of November 27, 2009, $69.1 billion, or about one quarter of the approximately $280 billion of total Recovery Act funds for programs administered by states and localities, had been paid out. Health, education, and training accounted for almost 85 percent of Recovery Act outlays to date for programs administered by states and localities." Government Accounting Office, November 2009.
Distribution of Stimulus Money for States and Localities So Far
Source: GAO.
Hoven's Index for December 30, 2009
Number of public housing units planned for weatherization under the Recovery Act: 593,000.
Number weatherized as of Sept. 30, 2009: 7,300.
Recovery Act obligated highway funds as of Nov. 16, 2009: $20.4 billion.
Reimbursed highway funds as of Nov. 16, 2009: $4.2 billion.
Source: GAO.
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