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voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
McConnell Puts the Brakes on Stimulus Plan | 44
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Spending 850 to a Trillion dollars on a so-called "Stimulus Plan " is complete idiocy! Reid and Pelosi, et al need to get a grip. This is money that we don't have. Mortgaging our childrens financial future is insanely unkind. The stimulus idea is very foolhardy for all of us. Buck-up and tough ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
McConnell Puts the Brakes on Stimulus Plan
— voices.washingtonpost.com — By Paul Kane Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voiced skepticism today about the emerging economic stimulus... plan, applying a brake to Democratic plans to quickly pass up to $850 billion in spending and tax cuts soon after President-elect ... (more) McConnell Puts the Brakes on Stimulus Plan

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thehill.com - 1/4/2009
McConnell says GOP could back stimulus
— thehill.com — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday said an economic stimulus plan could receive “significant support” from Republicans... if Democratic leaders include the GOP and don’t rush the bill. The Senate GOP leader suggested on ABC’s “This Week with George ... (more) McConnell says GOP could back stimulus

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bloomberg.com - 12/30/2008
McConnell Urges Caution in Debate on Economic Stimulus Measure
— bloomberg.com — Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he wants to slow consideration of the... economic stimulus package Democrats are drafting, warning that the measure sought by President-elect Barack Obama invites wasteful spending. “A ... (more) McConnell Urges Caution in Debate on Economic Stimulus ...

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McConnell Aims to Slow Obama Stimulus
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Senate Minority Leader says Monday he wants more information on how the “trillion-dollar spending bill” will be used before supporting expected legislation in January. The Kentucky Republican says in a statement he wants a week to spend examining bill for "fraud and waste" once a draft is released.       ...

Republicans Still Have Some Fight Left In Them Over “Stimulus” Spending
Flopping Aces — Bout time they started to grow a pair: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voiced skepticism today about the emerging economic stimulus plan, applying a brake to Democratic plans to quickly pass up to $850 billion in spending and tax cuts soon after President-elect Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 inauguration. “As of right now, Americans are left with more questions than answers about this unprecedented government spending, and I believe the taxpayers deserve to know a lot more about where it will be spent before we consider passing ...

MITCH MCCONNELL puts the brakes on the stimulus plan?…
Instapundit — MITCH MCCONNELL puts the brakes on the stimulus plan?

McConnell Seeks to Slow Stimulus Bill
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) "voiced skepticism today about the emerging economic stimulus plan, applying a brake to Democratic plans to quickly pass up to $850 billion in spending and tax cuts soon after President-elect Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration," the Washington Post reports. ...

McConnell’s Line in the Sand
The Moderate Voice — ... And so we learn that Sen. Mitch McConnell, leader of a declining Republican caucus, wants “a weeklong cooling off period between when the [expected economic stimulus] bill is drafted and when it is voted on, allowing time to dissect it for signs of ‘fraud and waste.’” ...

Where the GOP is Could Be Better off than the Democrats
GayPatriot — ... Looks like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is off to a good start.  He recently called the President-elect’s $850 billion economic “stimulus” plan, “unprecedented government spending[:]  I believe the taxpayers deserve to know a lot more about where it will be spent before we consider passing it.” ...

Stimulus in the Age of Viagra
Politics Daily — ... with moderate Congressional Republicans, and seem to be aiming at a more modest number of around 700 billion. Mitch McConnell, as is his wont, has a more conservative pick-me-up in mind. ...

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