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The '''Economic stimulus package''' is a bill by President Obama and the Democratic leadership to spend over $800 billion taxpayer dollars to revive an ailing U.S. economy. The White House claims that the stimulus package is aimed at creating jobs. Critics claims it does little to help the economy and is filled with non-essential pork spending. The Congressional Budget Office says $347 billion more in interest will be the result, which brings the total plan over 1 trillion dollars. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/28/special-groups-line-piece-stimulus/ Special-Interest Groups Line Up for a Piece of Stimulus] Fox News, January 28, 2009</ref>

The '''Economic stimulus package''' is a bill by [[President Obama]] and the Democratic leadership to spend over $800 billion taxpayer dollars to revive an ailing [[U.S.]] economy. The [[White House]] claims that the stimulus package is aimed at creating jobs. Critics claims it does little to help the economy and is filled with non-essential pork spending. The [[Congressional Budget Office]] says $347 billion more in interest will be the result, which brings the total plan over 1 [[trillion]] dollars. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/28/special-groups-line-piece-stimulus/ Special-Interest Groups Line Up for a Piece of Stimulus] Fox News, January 28, 2009</ref>

==House==  

==House==  

The House of Representative passed the economic stimulus package January 28, 2009 and now the bill heads for the U.S. Senate. All Republicans cast a no vote including eleven Democrats.

The House of Representative passed the economic stimulus package January 28, 2009 and now the bill heads for the U.S. Senate. All [[Republicans]] cast a no vote including eleven [[Democrats]].

==Pork==

==Pork==

* $25 million for new ATV trails

* $25 million for new ATV trails

* $400 million for the National Endowment for the Arts

* $400 million for the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]

* $400 million for global warming research

* $400 million for global warming research

* $30 billion has been set aside for infrastructure spending

* $30 billion has been set aside for infrastructure spending

* $1.5 billion for a “carbon-capturing contest”

* $1.5 billion for a “carbon-capturing contest”

* $3.5 billion for higher education facilities

* $3.5 billion for higher education facilities

* $400 million for HIV and chlamydia testing

* $400 million for [[HIV]] and chlamydia testing

* $150 million for The Smithsonian

* $150 million for The Smithsonian

* $81 billion for Medicaid

* $81 billion for [[Medicaid]]

* $36 billion for expanded unemployment benefits

* $36 billion for expanded unemployment benefits

* $20 billion for food stamps

* $20 billion for food stamps