thehill.com - 2/10/2009
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House Democrats on Tuesday said they are prepared to negotiate past Presidents Day rather than cave to GOP Senate centrists on the details of the economic stimulus package. Bucking warnings that the delicate Senate compromise passed Tuesday cannot be altered, leading House Democrats said it was ...
propublica.org - 2/10/2009
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Michael Grabell , ProPublica - February 10, 2009
9:00 am EST If all goes as expected today,...
the Senate will pass an $838 billion economic stimulus plan that follows a compromise reached over the weekend. But before the package can go to President ...
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The Stimulus Bills: House vs. Senate
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/11/2009
michellemalkin.com - 2/11/2009
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Obsidian Wings —
... by publius House Democrats seem to be holding firm. From The Hill: House Democrats on Tuesday said they are prepared to
negotiate past Presidents Day rather than cave to GOP Senate centrists on the
details of the economic stimulus package.
Bucking warnings that the delicate Senate compromise passed
Tuesday cannot be altered, leading House Democrats said it was not the House’s
job to bend to the will of the Senate, where 60 votes are needed to pass
difficult legislation. Have I mentioned that Pelosi rocks? (And Hoyer too). (It's also ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... : "The Obama administration on Tuesday overturned another Bush-era energy policy, setting aside a draft plan to allow drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts." * The Senate "centrists" are wedded to their version of the stimulus package, but House Democrats are planning to fight for the changes they believe are necessary. * On a related note, here's ...
The Coalescing Opposition to "Extraordinary Politics"
Open Left - Front Page —
... last night by not being able to answer basic questions about the Senate's stimulus "compromise," House Democrats have finally thrown down the gauntlet on the economic recovery package. According to the Hill newspaper, they are refusing to quickly ram through the Senate "centrists" substantively stupid plan to make the stimulus bill less economically stimulative by watering it down with tax cuts. These Democrats believe - and rightly, IMHO - that the conference committee should (re)strengthen the stimulus; that Senate Democrats will be able to force a few rational Republicans to ...
David Sirota: The Coalescing Opposition to "Extraordinary Politics"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... last night by not being able to answer basic questions about the Senate's stimulus "compromise," House Democrats have finally thrown down the gauntlet on the economic recovery package. According to the Hill newspaper, they are refusing to quickly ram through the Senate "centrists" substantively stupid plan to make the stimulus bill less economically stimulative by watering it down with tax cuts. These Democrats believe - and rightly, IMHO - that the conference committee should (re)strengthen the stimulus; that Senate Democrats will be able to force a few rational Republicans to ...
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