red states rule
08-14-2009, 08:35 AM
So let me get this straight - the Feds can't even caulk a damn window - but they want us to trust them with our healthcare?
Stimulus cash for weatherization still unspent
Officials blame delay on federal rules governing how much to pay workers
LINCOLN, Neb. - Jackie Harpst expected a busy summer at her nonprofit housing agency, as work crews backed by Nebraska's share of $5 billion in federal stimulus money headed out to seal windows and spread insulation.
Months after she thought work would begin, not a single window has been caulked. And she's still not sure if her team will be able to get to work adding insulation before the summer heat passes — or even before the winter's chill sets in.
"We've hired people and purchased equipment with the anticipation we'd be able to spend the money soon, and now, as we see it drag on and on, it's just very frustrating," said Harpst, housing director of the Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32392585/ns/us_news-life/
Stimulus cash for weatherization still unspent
Officials blame delay on federal rules governing how much to pay workers
LINCOLN, Neb. - Jackie Harpst expected a busy summer at her nonprofit housing agency, as work crews backed by Nebraska's share of $5 billion in federal stimulus money headed out to seal windows and spread insulation.
Months after she thought work would begin, not a single window has been caulked. And she's still not sure if her team will be able to get to work adding insulation before the summer heat passes — or even before the winter's chill sets in.
"We've hired people and purchased equipment with the anticipation we'd be able to spend the money soon, and now, as we see it drag on and on, it's just very frustrating," said Harpst, housing director of the Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32392585/ns/us_news-life/