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corner.nationalreview.com - 1/28/2009
"Overwhelming" GOP Opposition to Stimulus Bill
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Just talked to a very clued-in Republican on the Hill. This person wouldn't predict a unanimous Republican vote against the Democratic stimulus package, but said there would be "minimal" GOP support of the bill. "I don't know if it will be unanimous, but Democrats are not going to have the kind ...
google.com - 2/1/2009
The Associated Press: GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill
— google.com — 22 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress... and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health ... (more) The Associated Press: GOP governors press Congress to ...

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apnews.myway.com - 2/2/2009
My Way News - GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate
— apnews.myway.com — My Way News - GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate... (more) My Way News - GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass ...

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washingtonpost.com - 1/23/2009
Stimulus Plan Meets More GOP Resistance
— washingtonpost.com — Obama to Reiterate Appeal for Bipartisanship By Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 23, 2009;... A01 Just days after taking office vowing to end the political era of "petty grievances," President Obama ran into mounting GOP opposition ... (more) Stimulus Plan Meets More GOP Resistance

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House Stimulus Vote Today
Politics Daily — ... the federal railroad that hasn't turned a profit in 40 years; $2 billion for child-care subsidies; $50 million for that great engine of job creation, the National Endowment for the Arts; $400 million for global-warming research and another $2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstration projects. There's even $650 million on top of the billions already doled out to pay for digital TV conversion coupons. So this should not be surprising. The Corner on National Review Online Just talked to a very clued-in Republican on ...

Bipartisanship So Rules
Taylor Marsh — BY TAYLOR MARSH See Byron York: "Overwhelming" GOP Opposition to Stimulus Bill. ... It’s also clear that Republicans, battered after big losses in 2006 and even bigger losses in 2008, are finding their feet on this ...

Report: “Overwhelming” House GOP opposition to stimulus
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... of you thought it’d be 12 or more in the Senate and 25 or more in the House. I can’t believe I’m asking this, but … were we too pessimistic ? Just talked to a very clued-in Republican on the Hill. This person wouldn’t predict a unanimous Republican vote against the Democratic stimulus package, but said there would be “minimal” GOP support of the bill. “I don’t know if it will be unanimous, but Democrats are not going to have the kind of bipartisan support the president was trying to get,” he told me. An “overwhelming” number of Republicans will vote no, he predicted… It’s ...

GOP Congressmen Do The Sensible Thing, Oppose Obama Economic Package
PoliGazette — ... It was reported Wednesday that Republican members of the House of Representatives are planning to vote against the economic stimulus package as it stands. They argue that Democrats have attacked too much pork to the bill and they rightfully argue much planned spending will not ’stimulate’ the economy at all. ...

Economic Stimulus Bill Update: House Vote Coming Up
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Michelle Malkin has all of the pertinent links: General debate on the bill has finished and amendments are next. Roll Call votes on amendments can be found here. The Republican substitute bill is here. And, now is being debated on the House floor. Good news! But, don’t give up and Melt The Phones. ...

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