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House Republicans Get Their Unanimous Vote
Politics Daily —
Filed under: House, Republicans, Nancy PelosiThe House of Representatives easily passed President Obama's economic stimulus package a few minutes ago ... it looks like GOP leaders got their way in assuring a unanimous "no" vote from their side of the aisle. From the Washington Post:
The House of Representatives today passed a massive fiscal stimulus bill aimed at resuscitating the U.S. economy, approving it on a largely party-line vote of 246 to 183.
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“STIMULUS” BILL passes the Senate and goes to Obama. Oink.
UPDATE: Friday the 13th.
ANOTHER …
Instapundit —
“STIMULUS” BILL passes the Senate and goes to Obama. Oink.
UPDATE: Friday the 13th.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Scorching the Earth.
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BO More Than Doubles New Deal
Booman Tribune —
... in just over three weeks. And the result -- produced largely without Republican participation -- was remarkably similar to the terms Obama's team outlined even before he was inaugurated: a package of tax cuts and spending totaling about $775 billion. ...The feat compares only with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's banking system overhaul in 1933, which cleared Congress within days of his inauguration. Speaking of Franklin Roosevelt, how does this legislation compare to the New Deal ? The New Deal of the 1930s equaled no more than 2 percent of the nation's gross domestic ...
Dean Baker vs. the Washington Post, Shailagh Murray Edition
Firedoglake —
Shailagh Murray:
The New Deal of the 1930s equaled no more than 2 percent of the nation's gross domestic product. The new legislation represents over 5 percent and is probably no more than an opening bid. ...
