blogs.wsj.com - 2/7/2009
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Patrick Yoest reports on the stimulus debate.
The Senate passed an amendment Friday aimed at barring the use of stimulus spending on wasteful projects — and specifically, to stop the use of federal funds for a museum devoted to the history of organized crime.
The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) prohibits the use of funds from the roughly $935 billion Senate stimulus bill for a range of projects. But it was inspired by the remarks of Las Vegas, Nev., Mayor Oscar ...
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Hit The Phones To Stop a Depression
firedoglake.com 2/5/2009 —
Well ok, you won\'t get poetry
It's time to hit the phones for the stimulus bill. Calls are running a 100:1 against. Yes, it's not that good a stimulus bill, I've said so myself, but it's not a case of scrapping it and starting over, what ...
Stimulus Moves to the Senate
thepage.time.com 2/2/2009 —
Debate on the bill is scheduled to begin Monday in the Senate, where Democrats are hoping for a more bipartisan result.
WashPost: Senate looks to make changes.
Stimulus Senate Whip Counting
openleft.com 2/2/2009 — As the Senate opens debate on the stimulus package in about an hour, and with a vote on the package scheduled for Wednesday, it is time to start whip counting. In looking to determine the amount of Republican support for the stimulus package in ...
Dem Aide: McCain, Lieberman And Kyl To Skip Stimulus Vote
huffingtonpost.com 2/5/2009 — The Senate is prepared for one of its most important votes in decades this weekend, whether to approve President Obama's economic stimulus package. Republicans are pushing back against Obama and Democrats are one vote short of the number needed to ...
What Inning is It? Debate Over Stimulus Cuts Inches On
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/6/2009 — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs quipped yesterday that Congress' stimulus debate was in the " bottom of the fifth " inning. So it's looking like a long seventh-inning stretch this evening as Senate centrists continue hashing out a package of cuts ...
The Stimulus Plot Thickens: Tax Break Changes Now on the Table
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/6/2009 — The complicated state of the Senate stimulus debate just got more intense.
Sen. Olympia Snowe (ME), one of the four Republicans considered genuinely open to cooperation with Democrats on a workable economic recovery bill, just released a statement ...
Senate Stimulus Compromise Deals a Blow to Cash-Strapped States
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/10/2009 — Washington has a way of blurring the human impact of a major policy debate -- such as the one going on right now over the stimulus -- by using vague and dense terminology to describe certain programs. Take, for instance, this talk of "state ...
The Logic Of George Will
politics.theatlantic.com 2/12/2009 — His argument :
John McCain probably was eager to return to the Senate as an avatar of
bipartisanship, a role he has enjoyed. It is, therefore, a measure of
the recklessness of House Democrats that they caused the stimulus
debate to revolve around ...
The Future of the Stimulus
corner.nationalreview.com 2/2/2009 — Have spent some time today talking to Republican and Democratic members of the Senate, as well as political strategists, about what is coming with the stimulus bill. The first thing is that the Republican critique of the bill, as passed by the House, ...
$900 billion stimulus package runs aground
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 2/4/2009 — Color me shocked: the stimulus, after swelling to $900 billion in the Senate, has suddenly run into trouble . Senate Democratic leaders conceded yesterday that they do not have the
votes to pass the stimulus bill as currently written and said ...
GOP Senators Pick Their Pork
angrybear.blogspot.com 2/4/2009 — Well the gloves came off this morning. What GOP Leaders deem wasteful in Senate stimulus bill STORY HIGHLIGHTS House Republicans unveil list of "wasteful" Senate stimulus spending Stimulus bill passed in the House without any Republican support One ...
House Republicans Want Senate Colleagues To Block Stimulus
huffingtonpost.com 2/4/2009 — House Republicans are pushing their Senate colleagues to stand unanimously against President Obama's stimulus package, as they themselves did in the lower chamber last week.
"We are urging our Senate colleagues to join every House Republican in ...
Stimulus Setback: Which Side Is Obama On?
openleft.com 2/4/2009 — Sorry for my absence today--I was on jury duty (not selected though)
The stimulus bill has suffered a major setback. Lacking the 60 votes to pass the bill , Senate Democrats have moved to a conference off-site , delayed the vote, and seem to have ...
Neanderthal Party
talkingpointsmemo.com 2/5/2009 — Elana Schor has a post this morning showing the four Senate Republicans who appear to be in play for President Obama on the Stimulus Bill, based on their vote last night on Sen. DeMint's alternative Stimulus Bill. But there's something else last ...
Stimulus Update: Senate Bill $7.5 billion Higher Than House Version
corner.nationalreview.com 2/7/2009 — Stimulus Update from Senate Republican Policy Committee:
Cost of deal: $780bn
Cost of amendments added on the floor: $47bn
Total cost of Senate bill: $827.0bn
Total estimated cost with interest: $1.2 trillion
Senate bill is $7.5bn higher ...
Senate Bill Still Costs More than House Bill
corner.nationalreview.com 2/7/2009 — Senate GOP sending this out:
The $780 billion figure doesn't include the $46.5 billion in amendments added to the stimulus bill this week. According to our numbers, the deal is at least $827 billion, $7 billion MORE than the House passed bill. With ...
Senate Streamlines Stimulus
blog.thehill.com 2/7/2009 — The Senate reached a compromise on the economic stimulus package Friday evening, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced a streamlined version of the bill that could be voted during a weekend session.
Senate “Moderates” Cut 1 1/4 Million Job from Stimulus Bill
firedoglake.com 2/7/2009 —
Great Depression Bread Line
The bottom line on the changes demanded by "centrist" gang of four Senators Collins, Specter, Lieberman and Nelson is that the compromise Senate bill will create about 728,143 fewer jobs less than the ...
Senate Stimulus Bill (Full Text) —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Updated on February 8
The compromise Senate stimulus bill has been entered into the congressional record. It's not available yet as a pdf because it's still being printed and bound. But by reading through the record, you can get an early look at it.
Follow this link and find the bill ...
Guest Blogging —
The Democratic Daily
I am guest blogging at TaylorMarsh.com for a few days. Check in and see what’s happening there including the latest on the Senate Dems and the stimulus bill .
Tags: Few Days , Senate Dems , Stimulus Bill
Senate Version of the Stimulus Bill —
Angry Bear
Up to now most of the numbers used in the Pick your Pork series have been drawn from the initial House version of the bill. But now the action has moved to the Senate and it is time to shift our ground in response. So lets develop some links. CBO Director's Blog: Macroeconomic Effects of the ...
The 4% Problem —
RedState: Conservative News and Community
The Senate Republicans are out-gaming themselves on the stimulus bill. No wonder the Democrats are sitting on their hands right now.
The Senate has already approved Johnny Isakson’s (R-GA) tax credit plan for home purchases. That makes it more likely Johnny will vote for the bill.
The ...
McCain Leads GOP Attack on Stimulus Bill —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
President Obama reached out to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) yesterday morning to hear his thoughts on the economic stimulus bill making it's way through Congress, according to Politico .
But that didn't stop the Arizona Republican from aggressively attacking the president's initiative in an ...
Senate Squabbles over Stimulus —
Congress Blog
Senate Republicans showed no signs of supporting the economic stimulus bill Wednesday, offering several amendments to the package, while Democrats are confident they will pass a bill soon.
The Stimulus Bill Is Dead; Long Live the Stimulus Bill! —
Hit & Run
The Wash Post reports: Senate Democratic leaders conceded yesterday that they do not have the votes to pass the stimulus bill as currently written and said that to gain bipartisan support, they will seek to cut provisions that would not provide an immediate boost to the economy. The ...
2% —
The Reaction
By Creature That's the percentage of spending House Republicans consider "wasteful provisions" in the Senate's version of the stimulus bill. As Steve Benen says , "After screaming "pork!" and "waste!" non-stop for weeks, these guys really should have been able to come up with more than just ...
GOP Against Stimulus Part of Stimulus Bill —
Wonkette » top
So the Republicans are all for a good Economic Stimulus bill, meaning one that would stop taxing the rich and stop any corporate taxes and also, somehow, further ruin the environment and whatever. As a result of this clear “small government” philosophy the big-spending ...
Senate Stimulus Bill (Full Text) —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
The first indication that the Senate and House stimulus packages have diverged is the size of each. The House bill, H.R.1, clocked in at 647 pages before amendments, 680 after. Meanwhile the Senate version, S.336, is a lean 431-pager.
The bill will be debated this week in the Senate and ...
Senate Stimulus Bill (Full Text) —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
The first indication that the Senate and House stimulus packages have diverged is the size of each. The House bill, H.R.1, clocked in at 647 pages before amendments, 680 after. Meanwhile the Senate version, S.336, is a lean 431-pager.
The bill will be debated this week in the Senate and ...
GOP Leaders Doubt Stimulus Bill Will Pass Senate —
CNSNews.com Headlines
Washington (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cut. The Senate version of ...
Brass Tacks Politics: Stimulus in the West —
Daily Kos
So much for the post-partisan new world we live in, huh? With no Republican votes in the House, and Republican opposition solidifying in the Senate, it's time for Democrats to stop the elusive chase for a bipartisan bill, and to refocus on making this the best bill possible, make it a bill that ...
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