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Stimulus Package Comparison

 Stimulus Package Comparison

Stimulus Deal Reached:  House and Senate leaders have struck a tentative deal on a stimulus package with a top-line figure of $789.5 billion, Democratic aides said this morning.

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to bring me before a court of law and let the enquiry take place in
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than the animating contest of freedom, — go from us in peace. We ask
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you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and
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The Stimulus Bills: House vs. Senate

by Michael Grabell, ProPublica - February 10, 2009 9:00 am EST

If all goes as expected today, the Senate will pass an $838 billion economic stimulus plan that follows a compromise reached over the weekend. But before the package can go to President Obama’s desk, the Senate will have to resolve differences with the House and its $819 billion version. Most predict a bruising battle that won’t wrap up until week’s end, in part because of fiery differences over tax cuts and spending on food stamps and education, a critical issue for Democrats who control the House.

So how do the two versions stack up? We’ve put together this chart so you can easily spot the differences.

Some highlights: The House version would spend $60 billion more on education. The Senate version adds more than $100 billion for tax cuts to individuals and families. The House would spend more to upgrade the country’s electricity grid. The Senate would spend more on medical research. And there are plenty more.

The chart and other stories are part of ShovelWatch, our ongoing project with WNYC Radio of New York to track the stimulus package.

Program

House

Senate

Change

Aid to Low-Income Families Total

$124,186,000,000

$97,230,900,000

$26,955,100,000

Health insurance aid

 

$2,272,000,000

$2,272,000,000

Unemployment benefits

$36,000,000,000

$39,490,000,000

$3,490,000,000

COBRA healthcare for unemployed

$30,300,000,000

$20,000,000,000

$10,300,000,000

Hunger programs

$21,176,000,000

$17,100,000,000

$4,076,000,000

Housing

$13,510,000,000

$8,600,000,000

$4,910,000,000

Medicaid for unemployed

$8,600,000,000

 

$8,600,000,000

Job training and placement

$5,120,000,000

$4,300,000,000

$820,000,000

Disabled and elderly programs

$4,200,000,000

 

$4,200,000,000

Other

$5,280,000,000

$5,468,900,000

$188,900,000

Aid to States Total

$172,500,000,000

$134,840,000,000

$37,660,000,000

Medicaid

$87,000,000,000

$86,700,000,000

$300,000,000

State fiscal relief

$79,000,000,000

$39,000,000,000

$40,000,000,000

State and local law enforcement

$4,000,000,000

$3,500,000,000

$500,000,000

Other

$2,500,000,000

$5,640,000,000

$3,140,000,000

Business Total

$880,000,000

$730,000,000

$150,000,000

Small businesses

$880,000,000

$730,000,000

$150,000,000

Education Total

$68,456,000,000

$42,850,000,000

$25,606,000,000

K-12 education

$26,616,000,000

$25,400,000,000

$1,216,000,000

School construction and technology

$21,000,000,000

 

$21,000,000,000

Higher education

$16,140,000,000

$13,900,000,000

$2,240,000,000

Early childhood programs

$4,700,000,000

$3,550,000,000

$1,150,000,000

Energy Total

$53,650,000,000

$38,963,000,000

$14,687,000,000

Fossil energy research

 

$4,600,000,000

$4,600,000,000

Energy efficiency projects

$11,400,000,000

$5,800,000,000

$5,600,000,000

Electricity grid

$11,000,000,000

$4,500,000,000

$6,500,000,000

Federal building/Defense facility efficiency

$8,500,000,000

$6,313,000,000

$2,187,000,000

Renewable energy loans

$8,000,000,000

$8,500,000,000

$500,000,000

Weatherization

$6,200,000,000

$2,900,000,000

$3,300,000,000

Renewable energy research

$2,350,000,000

$2,600,000,000

$250,000,000

Advanced batteries

$2,000,000,000

$2,000,000,000

 

Other

$4,200,000,000

$1,750,000,000

$2,450,000,000

Health Care Total

$26,750,000,000

$19,191,000,000

$7,559,000,000

Health information technology

$20,000,000,000

$19,191,000,000

$809,000,000

Other

$6,750,000,000

 

$6,750,000,000

Other Total

$1,898,000,000

$1,760,000,000

$138,000,000

Accountability

$248,000,000

$110,000,000

$138,000,000

Census

$1,000,000,000

$1,000,000,000

 

DTV conversion coupons

$650,000,000

$650,000,000

 

Science and Technology Total

$17,771,000,000

$22,405,000,000

$4,634,000,000

Broadband

$6,000,000,000

$7,000,000,000

$1,000,000,000

National Science Foundation

$3,000,000,000

$1,200,000,000

$1,800,000,000

National Institutes of Health

$2,000,000,000

 

$2,000,000,000

Department of Energy

$2,000,000,000

 

$2,000,000,000

University research facilities

$1,500,000,000

 

$1,500,000,000

Biomedical research

$900,000,000

$10,000,000,000

$9,100,000,000

NASA

$600,000,000

$1,300,000,000

$700,000,000

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

$600,000,000

$1,000,000,000

$400,000,000

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

$462,000,000

 

$462,000,000

Other including National Institutes of Health

 

$1,100,000,000

$1,100,000,000

Other

$709,000,000

$805,000,000

$96,000,000

Tax Cuts Total

$282,284,000,000

$358,162,000,000

$75,878,000,000

Manufacturing

 

$1,603,000,000

$1,603,000,000

Individuals

$184,637,000,000

$302,198,000,000

$117,561,000,000

State and local governments

$42,957,000,000

$14,272,000,000

$28,685,000,000

Businesses

$29,483,000,000

$17,546,000,000

$11,937,000,000

Energy projects

$19,961,000,000

$17,682,000,000

$2,279,000,000

Other

$5,246,000,000

$4,861,000,000

$385,000,000

Transportation and Infrastructure Total

$80,604,000,000

$85,090,000,000

$4,486,000,000

Competitive grants

 

$5,500,000,000

$5,500,000,000

Homeland security

 

$4,700,000,000

$4,700,000,000

Federal buildings

 

$1,400,000,000

$1,400,000,000

Bureau of Reclamation

 

$1,400,000,000

$1,400,000,000

Water and waste disposal

 

$1,400,000,000

$1,400,000,000

Nuclear weapons program maintenance

 

$1,000,000,000

$1,000,000,000

Highways and bridges

$30,000,000,000

$27,000,000,000

$3,000,000,000

Transit

$12,000,000,000

$8,400,000,000

$3,600,000,000

Clean water

$9,500,000,000

$6,000,000,000

$3,500,000,000

Defense Department facilities

$8,265,000,000

$2,400,000,000

$5,865,000,000

Corps of Engineers

$4,500,000,000

$4,600,000,000

$100,000,000

Water resources

$1,124,000,000

 

$1,124,000,000

Public land and parks

$3,100,000,000

$3,400,000,000

$300,000,000

Aviation

$3,000,000,000

$1,300,000,000

$1,700,000,000

Environmental cleanup

$2,300,000,000

$7,600,000,000

$5,300,000,000

Border stations

$1,250,000,000

$1,200,000,000

$50,000,000

Railroads

$1,100,000,000

$3,100,000,000

$2,000,000,000

Veterans hospitals and cemeteries

$1,000,000,000

$3,700,000,000

$2,700,000,000

Federal government technology

$965,000,000

 

$965,000,000

Wildfire mitigation

$850,000,000

 

$850,000,000

Other

$1,650,000,000

$990,000,000

$660,000,000

*Some provisions that aren’t listed in one bill may be part of another category.

Source: House Appropriations and Ways and Means committees, Senate Appropriations and Finance committees

           Michael Grabell and Krista Kjellman/ProPublica

 

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