Oregon Watchdog: Blumenauer lists Oregon's $2.1 billion federal stimulus recipients

U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Oregon 3rd District

PRESS RELEASE: January 27, 2009

Getting Oregon the Federal Help it Needs

I was encouraged by a report from the House Appropriations and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that says Oregon is slated to receive more than $2.1 billion in federal stimulus under the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

That money will go toward helping Oregon lead the country toward a new economy based on a renewed infrastructure system and newly trained workers to take on green-tech jobs. It will also go toward preparing Oregon for a more secure future by investing in our education, healthcare, and infrastructure. These are the programs that will help provide jobs and rebuild and renew our nation.

I am also encouraged by the economic assistance Oregon will receive through the tax provisions passed in the Ways and Means Committee last week.

Our economy is struggling and more vulnerable than it's been in decades. American families and businesses need this assistance more than ever and they need it now. This funding will help create jobs for Oregonians and help those who are trying to rebound from a recent lay-off, while making long-term investments in Oregon's infrastructure, schools, and health care system thereby laying the foundation for fiscal sustainability in the future.

For a detailed breakdown on the funding, see the following table of numbers released by the House Appropriations and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund $747,154,000
Title I (Education) $130,618,000
Individuals with Disabilities Act $149,451,000
Education Technology State Grants $9,121,128
Education, Modernization, Renovation, and Repair $209,934,000
Pell Grant Maximum Award $279,413,147
Head Start $7,240,010
Child Care and Development Block Grant $22,510,354
Employment & Training $33,013,081
Community Services Block Grant $7,973,094
Low-income Home Energy Assistance $12,111,452
Elderly Nutrition Services $2,743,104
Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant $2,179,063
Highways and Bridges $349,351,566
Transit Capital Grants $68,309,581
Fixed Guideway Modernization $15,128,906
Clean Water State Revolving Fund $65,574,135
Supplemental Security Income $36,600,000
Emergency Shelter Grant Program $15,000,00
Byrne-Jag Grants $33,285,576
TOTAL $2,181,711,197