A new report out by the CBO finds that the stimulus most likely saved this country: President Obama’s much-maligned economic stimulus package added as many as 3.3 million jobs to the economy during the second quarter of this year, and may have prevented the nation from lapsing back into recession, according to a report released […]
I’ve been saying it all along and now Mitch McConnell is validating it: Before the health care fight, before the economic stimulus package, before President Obama even took office, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican minority leader, had a strategy for his party: use his extensive knowledge of Senate procedure to slow things down, take advantage […]
Hmmm somehow having this name out there today seems to have a very odd twist of irony: Joe the Plumber is scheduled to address GOP congressional aides today on the economic stimulus package, Politico reports. Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, of Ohio, became a household name during the presidential campaign after a brief sidewalk debate with candidate […]
Bush is calling for $145 billion economic stimulus package. President Bush on Friday called for about $145 billion worth of tax relief and other incentives to stimulate a sagging economy and fend off a possible recession. He said a growth package must include tax incentives for business investment and “direct and rapid†tax relief for […]
It looks like special interest might put the breaks on an economic stimulus package. Also worth reading – Paul Krugman points out that the Republicans might block any packages unless Bush’s tax cuts are made permanent.