Summary of final stimulus package
Summary: Political expert John Aravosis gives a summary of how the money in the newly passed stimulus bill will be spent.
Topic: Pell grants
Category: citizen (expert)
What is it? Blog post
Publication info: americablog.com, 2/12/09
Author: Aravosis, John
Location: http://www.americablog.com/2009/02/summary-of-final-stimulus-package.html
Accessed: 2/19/09
Support:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Summary:
The American Rcovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is the stimulus package that was just passed. 15.6 billion dollars is being invested towards increasing the maximum pell grant award by 500 dollars. This will help 7 million students pursue a college education.
Audience and agenda:
John Aravosis is a writer/political expert from Washington DC. His expertise is in using the internet for politics. Aravosis is also the editor of Americablog, one of the top political blogs in the country, which has approximetly 900,000 viewers monthly. Americablog brings viewers up to date policy decisions from DC and allows them to comment on them.
Usefulness:
This blog gives readers a look at how much money total is being spent to raise the pell grant award. It also shows how many potential students will be affected by this change. Aravosis’ senate and political consultant experience makes his blog a very credible source.
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