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Nelson Collins Amendment To Stimulus Gets Vote Tuesday
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have reached a compromise on a stimulus bill that will be voted on Tuesday. A procedural vote on the measure, known as the Nelson-Collins amendment, is scheduled for Monday evening. The deal cuts about $100 billion from the economic stimulus package. Education spending has been been slashed. Programs involving national security for the Health and Human Services, State and Homeland Security departments have also been cut. Aid to state governments has also shrunk in the Senate version. Many ...

Nelson Collins Amendment To Stimulus Gets Vote Tuesday
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have reached a compromise on a stimulus bill that will be voted on Tuesday. A procedural vote on the measure, known as the Nelson-Collins amendment, is scheduled for Monday evening. The deal cuts about $100 billion from the economic stimulus package. Education spending has been been slashed. Programs involving national security for the Health and Human Services, State and Homeland Security departments have also been cut. Aid to state governments has also shrunk in the Senate version. Many ...