Feb 062009
Senators have reached a tentative deal on a version of President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, including about $805 billion in spending and tax cuts, that will win enough Republican votes to move forward. source.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has highlighted many provisions he considers to be earmarks, including a $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers. It would allow large Hollywood studios the opportunity to choose between an existing tax break or write off 50 percent of the entire production cost for movies and TV shows made in 2009. It was in the bill when Gibbs made his statement but was removed Feb. 3 when Coburn passed an amendment 52-45 to remove it. source.
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To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, “if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion.” Mitch McConnell, Sunday, February 1st, 2009. source.
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Economic "bankruptcy bill": behind the unprincipled politicking going on with the stimulus bill is the sobering reality that the nearly $800 billion ... An article from: The New AmericanThis digital document is an article from The New American, published by American Opinion Publishing, Inc. on March 2, 2009. The length of the article is 2348 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Economic "bankruptcy bill": behind the unprincipled politicking going on with the stimulus bill is the sobering reality that the nearly $800 billion price tag will do nothing to stimulate the economy.(ECONOMY)
Author: Charles Scaliger
Publication: The New American (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 2, 2009
Publisher: American Opinion Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Page: 17(4)
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Citation Details
Title: Economic "bankruptcy bill": behind the unprincipled politicking going on with the stimulus bill is the sobering reality that the nearly $800 billion price tag will do nothing to stimulate the economy.(ECONOMY)
Author: Charles Scaliger
Publication: The New American (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 2, 2009
Publisher: American Opinion Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Page: 17(4)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
