Senate Passes $838 Billion Stimulus Package

Senate Barack Obama It passed with the support of just three Republicans 61-37. The next step will be for House and Senate negotiators to work out a compromise.

by The Associated Press

Published: Tue, February 10, 2009 - 11:57 am CST Last Updated: Tue, February 10, 2009 - 1:37 pm CST

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's economic recovery
plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult
House-Senate negotiations.
Just three Republicans helped pass the plan on a 61-37 vote and
they're already signaling they'll play hardball to preserve more
than $108 billion in spending cuts made last week in Senate
dealmaking. Obama wants to restore cuts in funds for school
construction jobs and help for cash-starved states.
Those cuts are among the major differences between the $819
billion House version of Obama's plan and a Senate bill costing
$838 billion. Obama has warned of a deepening economic crisis if
Congress fails to act. He wants a bill completed by the weekend.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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rolltide33 Says:

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:05 pm

I just hope they make the ammendement to the home buyer tax credit retroactive… I just closed yesterday!

bamagirl07 Says:

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:17 pm

The worse thing us Americans could have done is let the government take over all we have.They will run over us like we are nothing now. How about congress give up all their money instead of us. bet they would not have passed it! I hope people are looking back thing OMG what have I done… They wanted a President that said he would bring Change.. Well he is, a Change for the worse. Well like I have said before and I will say it again…. I glad I didn’t vote for him! couse right now I would be Mad as H***.

Wait4Me Says:

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm

Not talking about every other country talking about OUR country, supposed to be the greatest country on earth, people leave thier country to come here illegally cause we have it all. Well with the government taking all we have, they will have it all and we will have MORE taxes.

southfan1981 Says:

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:49 pm

The thing is, we are not alone in this. Every country is affected. We happen to be better able to weather the storm. Be frugal and remember how to save up for what you covet.

Wait4Me Says:

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:29 pm

turncoat moderate republicans, EVERY citizen needs to know and remember when elections come up which congress members voted for this theft of taxpayer money to fund private enterprise and government pork. OUR elected officials have just voted to gamble with a plan that even the president says might not work, but its better than doing nothing. IMO doing nothing is better than spending trillions of our taxmoney until you can agree on what will work.