Health care information: NPP's database is a one-stop-shopping resource

Health care is one of the most pressing issues of our time.
National Priorities Project can help you participate in the health care debate and work more effectively to create change. NPP is the only resource in the country providing data that spotlights the intersection of federal spending and human needs over the last 25 years.

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Updated: Tue, 10/20/2009 - 15:05

Health care information: NPP's database is a one-stop-shopping resource

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:17 — nppadmin

NPP Takes The Challenge! - 8/19/09

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 15:05 — nppadmin

National Priorities Project Summer Greetings

Fri, 07/17/2009 - 19:17 — nppadmin

Cost of War Tops $915 Billion

Thu, 07/16/2009 - 20:54 — nppadmin

Cost of War Tops $915 Billion

Congress has appropriated another $84.8 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the remainder of the 2009 fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009, signed into law by President Obama on June 24, 2009, allocates $45.5 billion for war-related actions in Iraq and $39.4 billion to Afghanistan.

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Updated: Wed, 08/26/2009 - 18:55

Fact Sheet: The F/A-22 “Raptor” Fighter

The F-22, known as the “Raptor,” is an air-superiority fighter intended to replace a portion of the Air Force’s fleet of F-15s.  The aircraft utilizes “stealth” technologies, and is able to cruise at supersonic speed without afterburners, thus saving fuel. Lockheed-Martin is the prime contractor, while Boeing (airframes) and Pratt & Whitney (engines) are major subcontractors.

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Updated: Thu, 07/16/2009 - 21:10

Highlights Of House Armed Services Committee Action On The Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 2647)

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) completed its markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Defense Authorization bill (HR 2647) on June 17, 2009. HASC’s marked up bill recommends an overall FY’10 authorization level of $680.5 billion, $348 million more than requested by the administration. This $680.5 billion total includes $130 billion for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and $550.5 billion for National Defense (function 050). Of the $550.5 billion slated for National Defense, $534.0 billion is for the Department of Defense (DOD) and $16.5 billion is for the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons activities.  The full House is expected to take up the Defense Authorization bill this week.

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Updated: Thu, 07/16/2009 - 21:10

NPP's Jo Comerford Writes for The Nation

Tue, 05/26/2009 - 16:39 — dmcleod

The President's Budget: Bush to Obama

This publication offers a look at federal budgets spanning 2008 to 2010, including the Obama administration's first budget.  Since the values embedded in the budget set the parameters for action while reflecting our nation's approach to the common good, citizens are urged to reconcile the numbers presented here with the President's words.

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Updated: Mon, 09/28/2009 - 20:34