7

washingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009

Obama Pitches Stimulus Plan

— washingtonpost.com — GOP Asked to Help Design Bill; $300 Billion in Tax Cuts Sought Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, January 6, 2009; Page A01 (more) Obama Pitches Stimulus Plan

White House

Republican National Committee

Washington Post

Barack Obama

Comments vote downundo vote up CNSNews.com Headlines found this 1/6/2009found this

5

becker-posner-blog.com - 1/13/2009

On the Obama Stimulus Plan-Becker

— becker-posner-blog.com — If the government increased its spending on infrastructure when the economy has full employment, its main impact would likely be to draw labor, capital, and raw materials away from various other activities. In effect, increased government spending ... (more) On the Obama Stimulus Plan-Becker

White House

Barack Obama

Comments vote downundo vote up SCSUScholars found this 1/13/2009found this

5

msnbc.msn.com - 1/15/2009

Poll: Solid support for Obama's economic plan

— msnbc.msn.com — A solid plurality of the American public supports the economic stimulus plan that President-elect Barack Obama has proposed, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. (more) Poll: Solid support for Obama's economic plan

White House

Barack Obama

Comments vote downundo vote up The Page by Mark Halperin found this 1/15/2009found this

Leave a Comment

Maneuverings
Talking Points Memo — From The Politico ... President-elect Barack Obama tried Sunday to shore up support in Congress for his ambitious economic policies, with his top advisers offering concessions on his economic-stimulus proposal and preparing to detail conditions for how the incoming administration will spend the second half of the $700 billion financial rescue package. Emerging from a two-hour meeting in the Capitol with Obama advisers Lawrence Summers and Jason Furman, Senate Democrats praised the President-elect's team for agreeing to make changes to its stimulus ...

Obama Team Offers Stimulus Concessions
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Top aides Summers and Furman hold two-hour meeting with dozens of Senate Democrats Sunday. Reportedly agree to boost energy credits and detail TARP spending, among other changes. Conrad: "It was very, very healthy."       ...

Stimulus changes afoot
Political Animal — ... ." Apparently, Summers meant it, and in the incoming administration has made some significant changes to the stimulus package. Emerging from a two-hour meeting in the Capitol with Obama advisers Lawrence Summers and Jason Furman, Senate Democrats praised the President-elect's team for agreeing to make changes to its stimulus proposal based off of concerns senators raised last week at a meeting with the president-elect's senior aides. The Obama team told about 35 Senate Democrats gathered at Sunday's meeting that it would grow the size of an energy-tax incentive package and ...

Progressive Breakfast: You Said You Wanted Ideas
LiberalOasis : The Blog — Progressive Breakfast is created for OurFuture.org, and is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Obama Responds to Senate Energy, Tax Cut Concerns Politico reports Obama moves toward Senate Dems during Sunday talks: The Obama team told about 35 Senate Democrats gathered at Sunday's meeting that it would grow the size of an energy-tax incentive package and modify proposed tax credits for individuals and for businesses that hire new employees, ...

Senior Dems: New Energy Tax Benefits Coming
TPM Election Central — ... Schumer was unsurprisingly effusive in his praise for the Obama team's engagement with lawmakers. When I asked about the progress of energy tax benefits reportedly getting added to the stimulus, however, he made a bit of news. "You'll find a mixture" of existing and new alternative energy benefits in the economic recovery plan, Schumer said. The overall amount of tax credits in the bill, he added, are expected to remain at around $300 billion. ...