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Robert Higgs
By Robert Higgs September 8, 2010

Jim Renacci rips Rep. John Boccieri's votes to 'spend a billion dollars an hour' ... 'for his first 50 days in office'

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H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, enacted Feb. 17, 2009
 
H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriation Act, 2009, enacted March 11, 2009
 
Politico, "Congress at work: '$1 billion an hour," by Mike Allen, March 11, 2009
 
TIME, Michael Scherer's Swampland blog, "The Math Behind A 'Billion Dollars An Hour," March 11, 2009 
 
Recovery.gov, Overview of Funding, updated Aug. 20, 2010
 
Recovery.gov, Funding Awarded by States, updated Aug. 24, 2010 
 

Jim Renacci for Congress, Spending issues page, accessed Sept. 1, 2010

 

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