Stimulus: How Fast We’re Spending $792 Billion
http://projects.propublica.org/tables/stimulus-spending-progress

“The success of the federal stimulus program may hinge on the speed with which the government is able to distribute the billions authorized by Congress. Unlike some other estimates of the cost of the stimulus, which are based on spending projections, we took our numbers from the actual budget authority issued by Congress—$792 billion and change.”
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