Oversight and the “Stimulus” – Many Questions Remain

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As Democrats in the Administration and on the Hill are all over the map on whether there should be a second "stimulus" which 60% of Americans oppose, the Government Accountability Office has released a new report on the "stimulus" and the issue of accountability. 

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is holding a hearing this morning on "Tracking the Money: Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Recovery Act Funding." While OMB, after much criticism that its first reporting guidance on the package did not go far enough, issued a follow-up guidance, many questions remain.   OMB Watch has prepared a good list of questions OMB and other witnesses should answer today.

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