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Where The Money Could Have Gone: Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office has calculated that the U.S. spends about $339 million a day in Iraq. Ahead of Petraeus' testimony, the Speaker has released a list of what we could have used that money for:
- 2,060 more Border Patrol agents could be hired to protect our borders for a year.
- 18,000 more students could receive Pell Grants to help them attend college for a year.
- 48,000 homeless veterans could be provided with a place to live for a year.
- 317,000 more kids could receive every recommended vaccination for a year.
- 955,000 families could get help with their energy bills through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for a year.
Nearly 480,000 women, infants and children could receive nutritional help with the WIC program for a year.
• 2.6 million Americans without adequate health insurance could have access to medical and dental care at community health centers for a year.
• More than 100 local communities could make improvements to their drinking water with help from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for a year.
• 937 additional National Institutes of Health grants for research into diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancer and diabetes could be provided for a year.
Source: House Appropriations Committee
