The House of Representatives had a buy-American provision in the stimulus bill, which, thankfully, the Senate diluted.
The stimulus bill's spending on infrastructure may have been doomed to mediocrity from the start.
ECONOMIST: The historic infrastructure investment that wasn��t
Instead, she writes, Obama let the Democrat-controlled Congress loose on the stimulus bill, upsetting conservatives.
And yet the message from the government with the stimulus bill is to spend, spend, spend.
As the stimulus bill rolls toward passage, I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.
His stimulus bill attracted only three Republican votes in the Senate and none in the House.
President Bush told Congress he wants an economic stimulus bill on his desk by Christmas.
On Tuesday, Daschle wrote Bush, proposing to bring a scaled-back economic stimulus bill to the Senate floor.
On January 28th the stimulus bill passed in the House of Representatives without a single Republican vote.
No part of the stimulus bill has been more controversial than the attempt to expand unemployment insurance.
Democrats made it clear that they plan to put their stamp on the massive economic stimulus bill.
The House could vote on the stimulus bill as early as Thursday, with the Senate following Friday.
The stimulus bill does sweeten the pot for potential homebuyers, which supporters say could help spur the economy.
This year's stimulus bill provides extra cash for states whose welfare caseloads increase.
With the stimulus bill the flaws were forgivable: there was an urgent need to give the economy a boost.
But his 2009 stimulus bill may have a bigger impact on medical practice.
The stimulus bill passed this month with no GOP votes in the House and only three in the Senate.
In the interim, financial regulatory reform became something of a sideshow to the economic stimulus bill and health care overhaul.
Mr Obama has been able to spend a lot of money on education through the stimulus bill of February 2009.
ECONOMIST: How will the candidates tackle schools and colleges?
The stimulus bill's approval in the House on Wednesday was no surprise, because Democrats have an overwhelming majority there.
The stimulus bill states that for a project to be considered shovel-ready, it must be ready to begin in 90 days.
"It's a fallacious approach to the stimulus bill to accelerate the tax cuts that were passed last year, " Daschle argued Sunday.
When Republicans tried to insert specific language in the stimulus bill prohibiting cost considerations in determining comparative effectiveness, Democrats shot that down.
FORBES: Avastin vs Lucentis: One Step Closer to Cost Rationing?
That's why states are eagerly awaiting passage of the economic stimulus bill.
Duncan has led the administration's stimulus bill-funded "Race to the Top" program, which rewards states for aggressively reforming their education systems.
Republicans could offer more help to unemployed workers in the fiscal-stimulus bill.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported the stimulus bill in early 2009.
FORBES: The Debate: Is The Tea Party Movement Good For Businesses?
Obey said his staff is preparing the outline of a stimulus bill but he cautioned there is no timeline to move on it.
"So it's pretty urgent that the economic stimulus bill not only address the job situation, but address health insurance coverage too, " she says.
CNN: Few laid-off workers keep health insurance, report says
In 2009, the government gave the states extra money to fund this assistance, and in 2010 the stimulus bill provided even more funding.
FORBES: States Roll Back Support for Childcare as Parents Need it Most
应用推荐