Right Now
Jul 28 2008
Reid Omnibus: By the Numbers
0 . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions increasing the American energy supply
0 . . . . . . . . . . . . Minutes of floor debate before Reid filed cloture to end debate
$3.96 . . . . . . . . . Average cost for a gallon of gas
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . Percentage of Americans who approve of Congress
13 . . . . . . . . . . . Average number of injuries caused to human caused by captive chimps in the U.S. every year
35 . . . . . . . . . . . Bills included in the omnibus
36 . . . . . . . . . . . New government programs
43 . . . . . . . . . . . Required reports to Congress from agencies and other entities
398 . . . . . . . . . . Pages of legislative text
855 . . . . . . . . . . Bills passed by secret without debate, amendments, or votes this Congress
$5 million . . . . . . Earmark for a museum in Poland
$12 Million . . . . . Earmark for a greenhouse in Maryland
$17 million . . . . . Funding to protect Americans from injuries resulting from chimps and other non-human primates
111 Million . . . . . Households in America worried about gas prices
$1.5 Billion . . . . . Earmark for the DC Metro ($2,066 per rider)
$10 Billion . . . . . . Total cost to taxpayers
What Does $10 Billion Mean for 111 Million American Families?
27 gallons of milk – a half gallon a week for a year
84 loaves of bread – a loaf a week for a year and half
321 diapers – a diaper a day for almost an entire year
No more monkeys jumping in the bed!