That is already a lot higher than President Obama's advisers had predicted for later this year, even if Congress passed a stimulus bill.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

The Obama administration's efforts to combat the recession include an $800 billion economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

Opposition Republicans have said Mr.Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan and his $3.5 trillion budget proposal are too expensive.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

But Carrillo says the stimulus plan and the BOJ loans will not be enough to bring the country's economy back.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

Most predict U.S.growth to slow to between two and half and three percent in 2010 as government stimulus efforts begin to fade.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

Aside from the high jobless rate, Mr.Obama credits his $787 billion economic stimulus plan with the recent improvement in the nation's economy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

Mr.Hatoyama's government has already proposed an additional 31 billion dollar stimulus package to bolster employment and economic growth.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

Maine Senator Susan Collins was one of only three Republicans to back Mr.Obama's economic- stimulus package last month.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

But,serious differences remain. The U.S.and Britain want other governments to pump more money into their economies as stimulus.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

One man wanted to know if California could get its hands on money from the president's stimulus package turned down by other states.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

Interrupting that cycle was a primary goal of President Obama's massive economic-stimulus package, which he championed almost immediately upon entering the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

He says European Union member states already have implemented large stimulus packages that account for more than three percent of Europe's gross domestic product.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Administration officials at Thursday's summit were expected to promote the $787 billion economic stimulus program.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

It's an economic revival driven in large part by massive stimulus measures around the world.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Specter has shown his independence as a Republican,most recently by becoming one of only three members of his party to vote for President Obama's economic stimulus package.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Ayumi Konishi, the Asia Development Bank's regional manager for Vietnam, says the government's success in steadying the economy has largely rested upon an $8.5 billion stimulus package.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Economists say much of China's growth in the past year was the result of stimulus efforts, including rapid lending growth that funded new housing and factory construction.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Some analysts credit the government's massive stimulus programs for the improvement.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

The G20 declaration recognizes U.S.concerns, saying that sustaining economic recovery requires nations to follow through on delivering existing stimulus plans, while working to create the conditions for robust private demand.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

While analysts say no one knows for sure how many jobs the stimulus has created, President Obama says he's under no illusions that one program alone can solve the nation's economic problems.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

In particularly blunt criticism, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency, blasted the Obama administration's stimulus plan as "a way to hell" and a threat to world financial markets.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

In a first reaction the EU's executive branch, the European Commission, said it was confident the Czech Republic could continue to "effectively preside over the European Union" despite the government losing a no-confidence vote in Prague Tuesday's vote of no confidence came after the opposition said the government came to late with a stimulus package of over three billion dollars to boost the ailing economy of this Eastern European nation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25