The president added, however, that he doesn't yet see the need for a second stimulus package.
Absent health care reform, do you have a plan B or a second stimulus?
All week, Washington has been abuzz with discussion about whether a second stimulus is needed.
And some say it's not, but there needs to be a second stimulus program of some sort.
Unless Congress passes a second stimulus or bailout, the money will dry up through no act of the president.
Or are they going to be making sort of recommendations on proposals, whether it be a second stimulus or tax changes?
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey of Wisconsin said on Tuesday night he's already instructed his staff to start drafting a second stimulus proposal.
The prospects for a second stimulus package (on top of the tax rebates sent out earlier this year) will rise, as a result of the jobs data.
While most Democrats are pushing back from the idea of a second stimulus, Rep. Alcee Hastings indicated Wednesday that there is an active dialogue about the subject.
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If Mr Obama now has to go back for either a second stimulus package or a new round of funding to buy toxic assets from the banks, he could face stouter opposition.
Mr Obama may have to go back either for a second stimulus package, as is constantly being rumoured, though the whispers are firmly denied by the White House, or for a third round of the TARP.
Such one-sided rhetoric evidenced by headlines like "Why We Need a Second Stimulus" and "Second Leg of Crisis Beginning" may grab ratings and readership, but it can also influence the Street and undermine corporate confidence in hiring.
He said he will consider a second economic stimulus package if he is elected president.
Obama is not "under any great illusion" that Bush will support a second economic stimulus plan, the aide said.
And last week a senior US Democrat said legislators must be willing to consider the possibility of a second economic stimulus package.
And what about other measures, such as passing a second economic stimulus package or expanding drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)?
Congress started throwing money at the problem early, and a second fiscal stimulus is already being discussed (alongside a bail-out for the housing market).
Holtz-Eakin won't say whether McCain thinks a second economic stimulus plan is needed, but he talked in detail about several other aspects of the senator's economic plan, including his tax proposal.
Second, federal stimulus spending of this sort can have only a short-term impact on employment.
American politicians are still debating a second mini-stimulus.
And on this second anniversary of the stimulus, I believe it was 90 percent that the administration said would be private sector jobs.
Speaker Boehner is out today saying that the second anniversary of the stimulus law shows that it was a failure, that it spent too much money.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes released this morning revealed again that outgoing BoE Governor Sir Mervyn King and two other officials were defeated in their push for more stimulus for the second month in a row (6-3).
Second, when it comes to stimulus, size matters far less than speed.
If not for the exorbitant tax rate, U.S. companies would love nothing more than to bring much of that money back home where it could actually serve as a second, though far more lucrative, stimulus package.
Second, the announcement this week of a massive fiscal-stimulus package suggests the government does intend to do what it can to keep its own economic engine purring.
The stimulus measures have been extended through October, prompting predictions of a second-half boom.
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