Press Release of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer

Boxer Praises Passage of Economic Recovery Legislation  

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today praised Senate passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $787.1 billion economic recovery legislation designed to save or create millions of jobs and stabilize an economy in crisis.  The bill was passed by the House earlier today and will now go to the President for his signature.

Senator Boxer said, "In the face of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the Congress has acted today to save or create jobs in California and across the nation.  With so many Californians anxious about the economy, this legislation offers help and hope.  This bill will put Californians to work now building the highways, bridges, transit and rail systems, and renewable energy sources of the 21st century."

The White House predicts that the legislation will save or create approximately 400,000 jobs in California.

Select Examples of California's Share Under Formula Programs:

(please note that this list is not comprehensive)

Healthcare

FMAP – Approximately $11 billion

Infrastructure

Highway Investments - $2.6 billion

Public Transit - $1 billion.

Drinking Water SRF - $160.2 million

Clean Water SRF - $284.6 million

CalFed Bay Delta Program - $50 million

Employment

Dislocated Workers State Grants - $225 million

Dept. of Education Vocational Rehabilitation - $47 million

DOL Youth State Grants - $188 million

DOL Adult State Grants - $81 million

DOL State Employment Service Grants - $45 million

Education

State Stabilization Fund – Approximately $5.8 billion

Child Care Development Block Grant - $220 million

Head Start - $82 million

Title I Education for Disadvantaged - $1.6 billion

Special Education - $1.2 billion

Education Technology - $114 million

National School Lunch Program - $9.7 million

Energy

State Energy Program - $224 million

Weatherization - $192 million

Protecting the Vulnerable

CDBG - $127 million

Food Stamp Benefits - $1.6 billion

Public Housing Capital Fund - $118 million

HOME Funding - $324 million

Homelessness Prevention Fund - $190 million

Senior Meals Program - $13 million

Emergency Food and Shelter Program - $13 million

Community Services Block Grant - $89 million

TEFAP - $19.5 million

Law Enforcement

Byrne/JAG Grants - $229 million

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