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Blog Entries for Thursday, January 29
Text of the Senate Stimulus Bill
Here is the text of S. 336, the Senate economic stimulus bill, the companion to H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" which was approved by the House. I haven't had time to go through this and really see what the differences are with the House bill, so there ...
Change Is Here Already
Even as the Senate preps for a debate next week on an economic stimulus bill, it's already obvious that "change" has come to Washington, D.C., ten days after Barack Obama was sworn in as President. Yesterday, Obama signed into law his first bill, a measure on pay equity for women. ...
Making Your Voices Heard
We have witnessed in recent years how a groundswell of public opinion can change the course of legislation, as voters call and write their lawmakers to demand action. So far, I haven't seen major evidence that this is occurring on the stimulus bill, but there is still time for it ...
GOP Looks For Stimulus Traction
After watching Democrats steamroll to victory in the House the day before on a massive economic stimulus bill, Senate Republicans are trying to figure how best to grapple with Democrats on this bill. "The bill produced by the Democratic Congress falls short on a number of important fronts," said Senate ...
Highlights of the House Stimulus Bill
A lot of people have been emailing me asking for more information about the stimulus legislation in the Congress, as the debate on this shifts over to the Senate. You can look at the House version of the bill at http://www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_hr1_text.pdf Here is a general run down of the provisions ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, January 28
Not A Stimulating Debate
About the only thing we didn't know going into the vote on Wednesday in the House on the Democratic economic stimulus bill was how many Republicans would vote for it. As I prowled the halls a few hours before the vote, it was pretty quiet. That's always a signal that ...
No Mail Delivery On Saturdays?
While I was knee deep in coverage on Wednesday of the economic stimulus bill in the House, I suddenly saw an "Urgent" cross the Associated Press wire about the Postal Service raising the idea of delivering mail only five days a week. I quickly flipped the TV channel to find ...
Playing Politics or Standing On Principle
I can write the story two different ways about how Republicans in the House all voted against President Obama's over $800 billion economic stimulus bill. On one hand, they are principled warriors in the fight against big government and those pesky Democrats. They are standing for what they believe in. ...
White House Reaction to Stimulus Vote
Here is a statement from the White House on the approval in the U.S. House of the over $800 billion economic stimulus bill designed by Democrats: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 28, 2009 STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT ON THE HOUSE ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, January 27
The U.S. House Stimulus Debate
The House Rules Committee has decided the parameters of the debate Wednesday on the $825 billion economic stimulus bill, and there's been a few changes along the way. Along with striking the language on family planning (contraceptives) from the bill, Democrats have also taken out $200 million in money for ...
Step One On Stimulus Road
Democrats in the House are ready today to provide President Barack Obama with approval of an $825 billion economic stimulus package, sending it on to the Senate, where the real battling will take place. The plan will definitely change in the Senate, where two key committees yesterday tinkered with the ...
Don't Forget The Tax Cuts
While the spending portion of the economic stimulus bill up for a vote today in the House have attracted a lot of attention, there is also a hefty chunk of tax relief in the bill. And there might be even more once the Senate gets through with its own version ...
A First Win For Obama
A day after he went up to meet behind closed doors with Republicans in both the House and Senate, President Obama will see if that drew any votes as the House votes on his economic stimulus plans. What the Obama White House would like is a good chunk of Republicans ...
Blog Entries for Monday, January 26
Stimulus Bill As Policy Engine
I'll give the Democrats some credit for the way they have devised this stimulus bill, because along with extra spending that they want, they are using the bill to push a series of policy initiatives as well. For example, the bill is stuffed with money to promote various programs on energy efficiency, which ...
Obama Looks For GOP Votes
President Obama will make two stops to see Republican lawmakers in the Congress today, as he meets with House and Senate members, urging their support for his economic stimulus legislation. As of now, he's not going to get too many votes. "I think almost all of my Republican colleagues at ...
Is There Pork In The Stimulus Bill
President Barack Obama said earlier this month that he would not allow the economic stimulus bill to be filled with pork barrel projects. Is that what Congress is going to do? Well, if you look through all 600 pages of the bill, which you can download from Congress at http://www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_hr1_text.pdf - ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, January 25
Tired Old Arguments and Solutions
As Congress and the White House get deep into the debate over an economic stimulus bill this week, I must observe that this debate hasn't moved very far, despite the difficult times facing this nation. Democrats still want to spend money on everything under the sun. And about the only ...
Blog Entries for Saturday, January 24
Just Some of the Economic Stimulus Bill
What follows are a number of the spending projects included in the economic stimulus bill filed by Democrats late on Friday, which will be voted on in coming days by the House of Representatives. This is not a complete list. Instead, it is an overview of some of the major ...
House Stimulus Bill Released
I know I have better things to do this weekend, and you probably do too, but if you're at all interested in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill that the House will vote on in coming days, then you've got some work to do. The text of the bill was ...
Blog Entries for Friday, January 23
Stimulating Debate Looms
The big battle this week in the Congress will be in the House of Representatives, which is set for a vote on an economic stimulus plan developed by Democrats. The $825 billion dollar plan could still see some changes before that House vote, but as of now, Democrats don't seem ...
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