Re: What Voters Will Remember: House Passes Stimulus AGAIN Without Any Republicans
- From: "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:59:26 -1000
On the backs of those who will folow us, since all of this is spending money the government does not have, which means the national debt will increase, which in turn means that someone in the future is going to pay the price. The definsition of a selfsih act, to solve your problem on the back of someone else. Anyoe who believes that is a good thing, really has a problem with what is the right thing to do.
"freeisbest" <demeter547opine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0590acae-32e7-460c-af03-7ee6b4ace4f6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
House Passes Stimulus, Again Without Any Republicans
ANDREW TAYLOR | February 13, 2009 02:44 PM EST | AP
WASHINGTON — Handing the new administration a big win, the House
Friday passed President Barack Obama's $787 billion plan to
resuscitate the economy.
The bill was passed 246-183 with no Republican help. It now goes to
the Senate where a vote was possible late Friday to meet a deadline of
passing the plan before a recess begins next week.
All but seven Democrats voted for the bill _ a 1,071 page, 8-inch-
thick measure that combines $281 billion in tax cuts for individuals
and businesses with more than a half-trillion dollars in government
spending. The money would go for infrastructure, health care and help
for cash-starved state governments, among scores of programs. Seniors
would get a $250 bonus Social Security check.
Told that no Republican backed the measure, White House press
secretary Robert Gibbs reacted by citing another number: "3.5 million
jobs that we look forward to saving or creating."
Republicans said the package won't work because it has too little in
tax cuts and spreads too much money around to everyday projects like
computer upgrades for federal agencies.
"This legislation falls woefully short," said House GOP Leader John
Boehner of Ohio. "With a price tag of more than $1 trillion when you
factor in interest, it costs every family almost $10,000 in added
debt. This is an act of generational theft that our children and
grandchildren will be paying for far into the future."
The final $787 billion measure has been pared back from versions
previously debated in order to attract support from three Senate GOP
moderates _ Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter
of Pennsylvania. Their help is essential to meeting a 60-vote
threshold in the Senate. The bill originally passed the Senate by a
61-37 tally, but Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., suffering from brain
cancer, is not expected to vote. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, was planning
to fly in after a memorial service for his mother to cast the deciding
vote.
Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., who withdrew his nomination to be Obama's
Commerce secretary, said he would vote against the bill.
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Democrats lavished praise on the measure, which combines tax cuts for
workers and businesses with more than a half-trillion dollars in
government spending aimed at boosting economic demand.
"By investing in new jobs, in science and innovation, in energy, in
education ... we are investing in the American people, which is the
best guarantee of the success of our nation," said House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi, D-Calif.
The plan is the signature initiative of the fledgling Obama
administration, which is betting that combining tax cuts of $400 a
year for individuals and $800 for couples with an infusion of spending
for unemployment assistance, $250 payments to people on Social
Security, and extra money for states to help with the Medicaid health
program for the poor and disabled will arrest the economy's fall.
Local school districts would receive $70 billion in additional funding
for K-12 programs and special education and to prevent cutbacks and
layoffs and repair crumbling schools. There's about $50 billion for
energy programs, much of which goes to efficiency programs and
renewable energy.
Some $46 billion would go to transportation projects, not enough to
please many lawmakers.
[.......]
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Associated Press Writer Ben Feller contributed to this report.
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