The Senate is preparing to vote on the 1,073 page Generational Theft Act, that none of them have read. Glenn Beck calculates that it would take 12 hours to read the bill at 640 words per minute (impossible). Harry Reid plans to hold the vote open until late tonight.
Watch live coverage of the Senate vote online at CSPAN2 [link fixed].
What’s in the porkulus? Read the crazy things you’re about to buy here, thanks to Sen. Tom Coburn.
• $1.3 billion for Amtrak
• $24 million for USDA buildings and rent
• $176 million for renovating Agricultural Research Service buildings
• $1.4 billion for wastewater disposal programs
• $295 million for administrative expenses associated with food stamp program
• $1 billion for the 2010 Census
• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges and libraries
• $3.7 billion to conduct “green” renovations on military basesAnd much, much, more.
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