What is in stimulus package February 8, 2009
Posted by thegateoftheangels in : Uncategorized , trackbackOops! Senate voting on stimulus; Hutchison speaking in Richardson - misses six votes
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, missed six votes Friday night on the economic stimulus deal, instead fulfilling a promise to speak at the Richardson Chamber of Commerce. Hutchison, the state’s senior senator, was one of only three senators who missed votes. Ther other two missing senators were Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., who is not participating in Senate votes because he has been nominated to be secretary of commerce and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who is being treated for a brain tumor. Kennedy, who was resting in Florida, has now returned to Washington for a likely final vote on the bill Monday.
The votes on amendments to the stimulus bill came after a bipartisan group of senatros made a dramatic breakthrough deal that reduced the spending in the package but by about $100 billion to $827 billion.
Hutchison spokesman Jeff Sadosky said, ”Senator Hutchison, after being informed that final votes would not occur until Saturday or Sunday, was pleased to be able to keep her commitment to the Richardson Chamber of Comerce. She continues to believe the stimulus bill, as it stands now, is the wrong approach and that we need to focus less on social spending programs and more on tax cuts for America’s families and businesses.”
– Maria Recio
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