news.yahoo.com - 2/1/2009
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AP - The Senate begins debate this week on its version of the stimulus bill and Republicans see little support from their side.
countryfirstpac.com - 2/3/2009
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countryfirstpac.com —
The Senate recently began debate on an economic
stimulus package that is intended to get our economy
get back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the ...
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Vote No on the Economic Stimulus
apnews.myway.com - 2/2/2009
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GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... it easily passed the Democratic-controlled House. At some point lawmakers will need to compromise on the competing versions. McConnell and other Republicans suggested that the bill needed an overhaul because it doesn't pump enough into the private sector through tax cuts and allows Democrats to go on a spending spree unlikely to jolt the economy. The Republican leader also complained that Democrats had not been as bipartisan in writing the bill as Obama had said he wanted. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_go_co/congres...
Stimulus in Trouble?
Matthew Yglesias —
... Who knows whether Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is blowing smoke in predicting that the Senate will defeat the stimulus bill — I don’t know where the vote counting stands at the moment — but it’s certainly possible that the bill could go down. Democrats, ...
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breitbart.com 2/3/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans suggested overhauling the Senate's stimulus proposal because they said it doesn't pump enough into the private sector through tax cuts but allows Democrats to go on a spending spree unlikely to jolt the economy. "When I ...
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online.wsj.com 2/3/2009 — A push in the Senate to expand the economic-stimulus plan poses a challenge for Democratic leaders, who want to keep the cost below $1 trillion.
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corner.nationalreview.com 2/14/2009 — Collins, Snowe and Specter voted yes. Every other Republican voted no. Right now the Democrats are at 59 and holding the vote open for Sherrod Brown, who is flying back from his mother's wake to cast the deciding vote. So it's pretty much a done deal ...
Obama, lawmakers to meet on stimulus
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news.yahoo.com 1/23/2009 — AP - Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama are having a hard time finding common ground on an economic recovery plan as Republican resistance to the stimulus package emerges in the House.
Progressives Post Ad Backing Obama On Stimulus
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