Posted by
Defend America on Friday, July 31, 2009 9:05:00 PM
Lawmakers may extend the stimulus
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By Walter Alarkon and Kiera McCaffrey
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Posted: 07/30/09 08:29 PM [ET] |
A disparate collection of lawmakers and special interests is pushing to
extend tax credits and other benefits — effectively proposing another
economic stimulus with a price tag of at least $88 billion.
Their
wish list applies to measures in February’s $787 billion stimulus that
were passed to provide a temporary jolt to the economy.
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six months later, these measures have developed entrenched
constituencies, and members of both parties are pressing to retain
favored priorities. Members are under acute pressure from voters to
cushion workers and businesses from the worst recession in decades. |
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/lawmakers-may-extend-the-stimulus-2009-07-30.html