President Barack Obama signed the bill today in Denver. It is now law. You can read the whole thing here. Courtesy of President Obama. Happy reading. You can track how the money is being spent here.
Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going. There are going to be a few different ways to search for information. The money is being distributed by Federal agencies, and soon you’ll be able to see where it’s going — to which states, to which congressional districts, even to which Federal contractors. As soon as we are able to, we’ll display that information visually in maps, charts, and graphics.
This is what transparency looks like. Had we had such transparency of TARP I would have helped.
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I think the recovery.gov site is remarkable. Today, as I was searching online, I could not find a solid source that identifies where the new stimulus money is going. Thank God I found Obama’s new site for “transparency.”
Oh, and nice post.
I agree. The recovery.gov site is remarkable and a welcome approach to provide us common folk with access to what Washington D.C. does with all that money.
Thanks for the comment and good luck to you.