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Obama to Pelosi: Stimulus 'can't wait'
President-elect Obama meets with House Speaker Pelosi about his stimulus plan and predicts a "sobering job report" at week's end.
Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules
humanevents.com — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is... unable to have any influence on legislation. Pelosi s proposals are so draconian, and will so polarize the Capitol, that any thought ... (more) Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules
Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus
thehill.com — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she will keep Congress in session through the Presidents... Day recess if an economic stimulus package isn’t completed for President-elect Obama by then. Pelosi’s comments came just minutes before ... (more) Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus
Pelosi vows to keep stimulus free of earmarks
thehill.com — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday vowed that there will be no earmarks in the upcoming... economic stimulus bill that Congress and the incoming Obama administration are negotiating. “I can pledge to you that no earmark or any of that, any ... (more) Pelosi vows to keep stimulus free of earmarks
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“Can’t Wait”: Stimulus Wars - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — So yesterday, the Republicans made it clear it was a no-go on a fast track, hoodwink stimulus deal going down, and the dems conceded they were right. But today, Obama decided to throw down the gauntlet… Politico: Saying “the people’s business can’t wait,” President-elect Barack Obama met Monday morning with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to talk about his economic stimulus plan. “We’ve got an extraordinary economic challenge ahead of us. We’re expecting a sobering job report at the end of the week,” Obama ...

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