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AP - Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to push for quick action on a broad economic stimulus package that congressional leaders are saying won't be ready until mid-February at the earliest almost a month later than the president-elect wanted.
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FDR = "Fealty Due Republicans"?
Left I on the News —
... But today, the word is that, in an effort to gain more Republican support for his measures, Obama is shifting his focus to a large tax cut for individuals and businesses. And that's with huge Democratic majorities in both House and Senate. ...
Hey, Steny: Stop doing the GOP's work for them
Daily Kos —
... but rather the fact that he blew the opportunity to advance the narrative that the stimulus plan is the top priority in Congress, and that the only thing slowing it down is the GOP. The fact that yesterday Mitch McConnell, through his vows of partisan roadblocking, was probably a better spokesman for the Democratic Party yesterday than was Steny Hoyer tells you all you need to know. :::: Update (2:32PM): Today, President-elect Obama sounded a far more urgent note than either Hoyer or McConnell: Obama predicts ...
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