WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress sent more than 450 letters to state and local agencies on Friday requesting they detail how they will use funds from the recently enacted stimulus plan in yet another attempt to keep an eye on spending.

U.S. governors have 45 days to certify how infrastructure funds they deploy will create jobs, how their states will maintain current spending, that they have given the projects under the funds full review, and the purpose and rationale of the projects.

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Posted by boyang at February 27, 2009 4:06 AM