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From CNN.com: What got cut from the stimulus bill

Excerpts

Partially cut:

• $3.5 billion for energy-efficient federal buildings (original bill $7 billion)
  
• $100 million from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (original bill $427 million)
  
• $300 million from federal fleet of hybrid vehicles (original bill $600 million)

Fully eliminated:

• $100 million for National Institute of Standards and Technology
  
• $50 million for NASA
  
• $50 million for aeronautics
  
• $50 million for exploration
  
• $200 million for National Science Foundation
  
• $100 million for science
  
• $165 million for Forest Service capital improvement
  
• $90 million for State and Private Wildlife Fire Management
  
• $2 billion for Health Information Technology Grants
  
• $16 billion for school construction
  
• $3.5 billion for higher education construction

Comments

[a1874211.livejournal.com]

Is the $275M for rural STD research in there? I'm hoping to find a way to capitalize on the Amish Clap funding.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Didn't see it on CNN's longer list.