The Future Of The Stimulus
politics.theatlantic.com 2/4/2009 — Just 15 years ago, President Clinton's $16.3 billion economic stimulus package was backlogged in the Senate because moderate Republicans and Democrats refused to go along with roughly $12 billion in new spending. Like Obama, ...

Obama Stimulus: Less Than 25 Percent is Actually Stimulus
usnews.com 2/2/2009 — Most of the bill is "mystery meat." How it helps the economy anytime soon is a mystery.

This is More Like It
dailykos.com 2/7/2009 — Nancy Pelosi, today : In a statement sure to rile Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Friday dismissed calls for bipartisanship as “process” arguments extraneous to passing a stimulus bill — and warned Senate Democrats against ...

Pelosi Calls Cuts to Stimulus Bill 'Very Damaging'
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 2/6/2009 — House Democrats cling to programs they want to see financed in the stimulus package.

Partisan Barbs Follow House Stimulus Vote
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 1/30/2009 — So much for that spirit of unity on the Mall last week.

Senators predict stimulus bill will change
thehill.com 2/2/2009 — A number of senators from across the ideological spectrum staked out varying positions on the House-passed economic stimulus bill, but all agreed on one point: the bill will change before it gets to President Obama. On the first round of Sunday talk ...

Today in The Nation: Strengthening the Stimulus
thenation.com 2/11/2009 — John Nichols Progressive Democrats and President Obama back restoring some of the stimulus funding that was recklessly cut by the Senate. No More Mr. Nice Guy Confirm Solis Now Obama's Sense of Urgency

House Dems to fight for their stimulus
thehill.com 2/10/2009 — House Democrats on Tuesday said they are prepared to negotiate past Presidents Day rather than cave to GOP Senate centrists on the details of the economic stimulus package. Bucking warnings that the delicate Senate compromise passed Tuesday cannot be ...

House passes stimulus, Senate next
swamppolitics.com 2/13/2009 — by Mark Silva With the first approval of a disputed $787-billion stimulus that President Barack Obama is demanding from Congress in hope of reviving a stalled economy, the House today voted 246-183, divided largely along party lines, for a plan ...

House Passes Stimulus with Zero Republican Votes
outsidethebeltway.com 1/29/2009 — Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats passed an $819 billion “stimulus” package without a single Republican vote. All but 11 Democrats voted for the plan, and 177 Republicans voted against it. The 244-to-188 vote came a day after Mr. Obama ...

Kirk punts Super Bowl resolution (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/13/2009
Politico - Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) apparently isn’t a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. That, or he just thinks House resolutions are stupid. And they’re especially stupid right now, he says.

Stimulus Bill Passes Procedural Vote in House — Wash Post In Congress 2/13/2009
A $789 billion economic stimulus bill moved toward final votes in the House and Senate after clearing a procedural hurdle today in the House on a largely party-line vote.

Pelosi-Frank letter to auto companies — First Read 2/13/2009
From NBC's Mike Viqueira When we last left the auto bailout story, GM and Chrysler were the beneficiaries of a stop-gap loan from the taxpayers, via the TARP. The money came on the condition that the companies present a plan on how they would ...

U.S. House Approves $789 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 2/13/2009
Susan Davis reports on Congress. The U.S. House voted 246-183 in favor of final passage on the $789 billion economic stimulus package today. A vote is expected in the Senate later this afternoon in order to get a bill on President Barack Obama ...

Breaking down the House stimulus vote — First Read 2/13/2009
From NBC’s Mike Viqueira Here's your quick down-and-dirty guide to the House vote on the stimulus. There were seven Dems joining Republicans in opposition: Colin Peterson (MN), Gene Taylor (MS), Peter DeFazio (OR), Bobby Bright (AL),  ...