[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            STIMULUS PACKAGE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Finance Committee on a bipartisan basis 
has worked up what they feel is something they are going to bring 
before the full committee tomorrow, and that will take place--we will 
get their take on the stimulus package tomorrow. We have all seen the 
press today. Everyone knows the Senate is going to put their mark on 
the stimulus package. We feel what will be done will be very 
stimulative to the economy. It includes, as I understand it, some 20 
million seniors who were left out of what has taken place in the House. 
There will be unemployment benefits. A number of States are in very 
difficult shape in that regard. They have some other things dealing 
with the business package, and I am told that advocacy groups like very 
much what is in the Senate package. But we will work through this and 
try to get something done very quickly so that, if there are changes 
made, we can do a very quick conference and get it to the President. 
That is an important issue.

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