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| US Senate passes stimulus plan |
| 2009-02-10 |
| THE US Senate has passed a $US838 billion economic stimulus plan, touching off difficult compromise negotiations with the House aimed at sending President Barack Obama a final bill this week. Senators voted 61-37 to approve the package overnight, setting the stage for talks aimed at reconciling differences between their legislation and the House of Representatives' rival $US819 billion plan. Leaders of the Democratic majorities in both chambers have said they will work as long as it takes to get a final package to Mr Obama, who has urged lawmakers to meet a self-imposed February 16 deadline for doing so. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Compare wid FREEREPUBLIC > US UNVEILS NEW TRILYUHN DOLLAR SPENDING PLAN. FREEP POSTERS > collectively argue or claim that the US GOVT. = Congresscritters had thus far appropriated or spent US$3.5TRILYUHN widout even touching or denting the Recession = WIDOUT SAVING ANY JOBS??? PORCULUS JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER DESPITE THE US CBO CLAIMING THE US CAN GET OUT OF THIS RECESSION LATER IN 2009 WIDOUT IT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-02-10 21:22 |
| #8 I'll probably be re-registering as a Republican here in the Commonwealth expressly for the purpose of voting against Specter in the primaries in 2010. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-02-10 17:53 |
| #7 Certainly makes one wonder about the motivation of these three does it not? Well, one of them received a seat on an important committee. Can anyone say bribe? Sure, I thought you could. My apologies to Fred Rogers. |
| Posted by: Spaith Tojo2990 2009-02-10 17:12 |
| #6 Asked on the Dick Cavett Show about her former Stalinist comrade Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy replied, “Every word she says is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the.’” |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-02-10 16:39 |
| #5 The thing that pisses me off the most is that everybody (including democrats) knows this is nothing but a big pile of pork that will barely budge the economy at all. They know this! I told my wife to pay close attention to 0bama's words last night because it was the first time in history a US president has spoken to the people and EVERY SINGLE WORD HE SPOKE WAS A LIE. Every Single Word. And he knows it, too. Fraud. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-02-10 15:29 |
| #4 Any guesses who will be named the the conference committee? Hint: It won't be anyone who voted against the bill.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-02-10 15:18 |
| #3 225 of their fellow colleagues in the House and Senate all voted NO. Certainly makes one wonder about the motivation of these three does it not? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-10 14:35 |
| #2 The Dims own this one. Only three RINO's voted Yea. Collins, Snowe and Specter. Sad day. |
| Posted by: Trader_DFW 2009-02-10 13:38 |
| #1 Pork for all the liberal special interest groups. YEAH!!! What a great day for democracy! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-02-10 13:36 |