Obama, who takes office Jan. 20, is pressing Congress to act quickly on an economic stimulus plan of about $775 billion over two years to pull the U.S. out of a recession.

1/20日上任的奥巴马正在迫使国会迅速通过一个达7750亿的刺激方案，以在2年时间里让美国走出衰退。

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Among the environmentally significant bills Congress passed last year was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package.

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Republicans also link potential costs with what they say is the failure so far of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act the $787 billion stimulus plan approved by Congress to speed up economic recovery, an assertion the president and Democrats reject.

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In 2008, the Bush Administration proposed, pushed, and signed the Economic Stimulus Act, a deficit-financed tax cut designed to boost the flagging economy.

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In early 2008, with the country veering towards a recession (even though nobody wanted to call it that at the time), President Bush signed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.

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President Bush today urged Republican members of Congress to act immediately on the new economic stimulus package.

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