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GIVE til it hurts: House passes volunteerism expansion bill - 03/20/09
... nationally-backed volunteer programs since AmeriCorps. But some opponents are strongly criticizing the legislation, calling it expensive indoctrination and forced advocacy.
The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, known as the GIVE Act (HR1388) -- sponsored by Reps. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y, and George Miller, D-Calif. -- was approved by a 321-105 vote and now goes to the...
Stimulus cost: $3.27 trillion over 10 years if Democratic programs allowed to continue - 02/12/09
Rep. Paul Ryan asked the Congressional Budget Office to estimate how much the stimulus plan would cost if increased funding for the twenty most Democratic Party-friendly provisions in the bill are made permanent.
The cost: $2.527 trillion over ten years in spending, coupled with $744 billion for interest with a grand total of $3.27 trillion (link).
When the time comes expect the Dems to fully...
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