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blueoregon.com - 2/15/2009
DeFazio: Open Letter on the Economic Stimulus Package
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By Congressman Peter DeFazio. When the House passed the stimulus package two weeks ago, I cast a reluctant yes but only after an amendment to add $3 billion for transit was accepted. That was progress. But I said at the time the bill needed changes in the Senate and conference committee ...
The story of the economic recovery package (photos)
whitehouse.gov - 2/16/2009
The story of the economic recovery package (photos)
— whitehouse.gov — White House photographer Pete Souza, whose job it is to visually document everything the President does, put together a photo gallery tracing the path of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (more) The story of the economic recovery package (photos)

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thehill.com - 2/13/2009
House passes $787 billion economic stimulus bill
— thehill.com — The House passed a massive economic stimulus bill 246-183 on Friday after a partisan debate, moving the legislation one step closer to President Obama's desk. The conference measure, which was approved mostly along party lines, will be voted on ... (more) House passes $787 billion economic stimulus bill

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/13/2009
The Progressive Gadfly: DeFazio Explains His 'No' on Stimulus
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Looking through the vote tally at the seven House Democrats who opposed the final stimulus bill today, you see reliably right-leaning members of the party's Blue Dog Coalition: Reps. Heath Shuler (D-NC), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Walt Minnick (D-ID), Pete ... (more) The Progressive Gadfly: DeFazio Explains His 'No' on ...

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The Sideshow — ... Representative Peter DeFazio's Open Letter on the Economic Stimulus Package: "When the House passed the stimulus package two weeks ago, I cast a reluctant yes but only after an amendment to add $3 billion for transit was accepted. That was progress. But I said at the time the bill needed changes in the Senate and conference committee before I would support final passage. [...] One of the first things eliminated by the Republican troika was the $3 billion for transit - but that was just for starters." ...

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