Obama-Coburn bill passes

Searchable database of government expenditures to be created 4

The Obama-Coburn pork tracking bill, which will create an enormous, searchable database of government spending, passed in the Senate this evening. It was held up for a while by a single mysterious Senator, who finally gave up the ghost today. Now each and every Bridge to Nowhere can be surfed.

I wonder if it has an open API.

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Biodiversivist's avatar

    Biodiversivist Posted 1:27 am
    08 Sep 2006

    Oh manI hope the site has a means of sorting by politician. It would be like shining a headlight on a dear in the road.

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  2. christa Posted 2:16 am
    08 Sep 2006

    Even if it's organized poorly......it paves the way for internet activists to do a better job.  Take the information, create a better, more easily-searchable form.  eDemocracy in action.

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  3. Heidi Posted 11:22 am
    10 Sep 2006

    But when?So when is this fabulous resource supposed to be up and running?  Is there a timeline built into the bill?

    http://groxie.com

    DIY Environmentalism

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    David Roberts Posted 1:44 pm
    10 Sep 2006

    Heidi,it's only passed the Senate. It still has to go to the House and back to committee. I wouldn't make any large bets on its ultimate passage.

    www.grist.org

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