Thursday, January 1, 2009

GOP Leaders Seek Extensive Vetting of Stimulus Plan - washingtonpost.com

Since mid-December, Obama's advisers and congressional Democrats have huddled in the Capitol crafting a stimulus plan that could cost $675 billion to $775 billion, with the expectation that Congress would add tens of billions more in negotiations; some economists are pushing for a package worth more than $1 trillion. Advisers have sketched an outline for the plan that would include about $200 billion in tax cuts for the middle class and businesses, and $350 billion or more to fund a massive infrastructure and technology program to rebuild the nation's highways, bridges, schools, hospitals and alternative energy sources.
GOP Leaders Seek Extensive Vetting of Stimulus Plan - washingtonpost.com

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