Submit a Story!

Senators debate hard-fought stimulus compromise

 

Published 2/7/2009 by kkeckcnn at CNN Political Ticker

GOP Sens. Arlen Specter and Susan Collins leave a meeting Friday night in Sen. Harry Reid's office. WASHINGTON (CNN) – U.S. senators spent part of Saturday debating the massive economic recovery package, after a group of lawmakers reached a compromise agreement that trimmed billions in spending from an earlier version. The senators were to recess at [...] (link)

Tags:

Related Content
News Analysis: With Stimulus, Partisanship Proves a Worthy Foe
nytimes.com 2/7/2009 — President Obama is facing the impediments to his most ambitious campaign pledge: to end the capital’s partisan warfare. >
NYT: Republicans Voting for Stimulus Package Are Being Patriotic
newsbusters.org 2/7/2009 — Roughly five months after Joe Biden informed the nation that paying higher taxes is patriotic, it now appears radically increasing government spending and the federal debt is as well. At least that's what one gets from a New York Times piece Saturday ...
Time is Not on Our Side
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/7/2009 — When you see conservative complaining that the stimulus bill is too expensive and won’t be fast-acting enough, keep in mind that had they not blocked stimulus last year on the grounds that it was too slow and expensive, we probably ...
New RNC chair Michael Steele on stimulus bill and spending
latimesblogs.latimes.com 2/7/2009 — Saturday has become quite the speechifying day. It's the weekly time for the president's remarks and the other party's response. During the recent interregnum between election and inauguration days, we had the president's weekly speech and ...
What got cut from the stimulus bill
cnn.com 2/7/2009 — Senators worked late into the night to trim billions from the original stimulus bill.
Steele Touts GOP Alternatives on Stimulus — News
Right Sightings — Right Soup
More thanks from Obama allies — Ben Smith's Blog
Plouffe Emails Obama Supporters to Boost Stimulus — News
GOP Senators Draw Party's Wrath For Supporting Stimulus Bill — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Obama greets stimulus deal, pounds Republican ideas — Reuters: Politics 2/7/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a successful Senate vote on his economic stimulus bill in sight, President Barack Obama warned on Saturday that quick action was needed to avoid catastrophe and blamed Republican policies for pushing the country into ...
Senators debate stimulus plan Saturday (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/7/2009
AP - The Senate is in a rare Saturday session to argue the merits of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.
Senators debate stimulus compromise — CNN.com - Politics 2/7/2009
Senators resumed debate Saturday on a massive economic recovery package after a group of lawmakers reached a compromise that trimmed billions in spending from an earlier version.
Biden Signals Firm Russia Stance — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 2/7/2009
The U.S. vice president cites a willingness to cooperate in areas of mutual interest, but suggests Washington will resist Moscow's efforts to expand its sphere of influence.
Indiana mayor says he'd put stimulus money to good use — CNN.com - Politics 2/7/2009
James Brainard is a Republican mayor whose city sits in a Republican county carried comfortably by Sen. John McCain in last year's presidential race. But at the moment, he is rooting for President Obama.