Stimulus Plan Passes Senate
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 14th, 2009 5:36 am by HL
Stimulus Plan Passes Senate
A sharply divided Congress approved President Obama’s $787.2 billion economic stimulus package late Friday night. The final vote in the Senate was 60 to 38.
The bill now heads to the president’s desk for his signature. Obama called the bill “a major milestone” in turning around the economy.
CQ Politics: “Dramatizing the razor-thin margin of the vote,” Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) “flew into Andrews Air Force Base outside the nation’s capital from Mansfield, Ohio, on a government-chartered aircraft arranged by the White House, after aides said Brown determined there was no commercial air service that could bring him to Washington and back to Ohio Friday night. After voting, Brown flew back to his home state for the funeral Saturday morning.“
The New York Times has a good run down of what’s included in the final package.