The House and Senate gave final congressional approval to sweeping economic-recovery legislation, marking a new milestone of federal intervention in the nation’s economy.
The action came a little more than a year after the Democratic Congress, pushed by then-President George W. Bush, adopted a stimulus package that was less than a third the size of the revised $787.2 billion plan approved Friday.
How am I going to spend my extra $8.00/week, what will I do with my stimulus money? Obama and the Democrats are too kind to the American citizens.
After a month of wrangling, Congress voted to pass a compromise economic recovery package of spending provisions, tax cuts and aid to laid-off workers and their families. The 1,073-page bill contains hundreds of provisions.
Not a single Republican backed the package Friday in the House, where seven Democrats joined 176 Republicans in opposition, and 246 voted for it.
Hours later, the Senate, voting 60-38, cleared the measure to be sent to the White House for President Barack Obama to sign into law. Three Republicans joined with 57 Senate Democrats in support of the package; 38 Republicans voted against it. source.
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From the supplier: The campaign battle for 1998 Democratic Senate primary in Kentucky was between Cong Scotty Baesler, Lt Gov Steve Henry and businessman Charlie Owen. Charlie Owen had the most funds and employed these to finance a negative propaganda against Baesler. Henry also used negative ads but to a lesser extent. Baesler won the primary and political analysts believe that the negative campaign against him failed because people generally believe him to be a responsible person.
Citation Details
Title: Year of the pol: how longtime experience beat big-bucks populism in a spirited Democratic Senate primary in Kentucky.
Author: David Beiler
Publication: Campaigns & Elections (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1998
Publisher: Campaigns & Elections, Inc.
Volume: v19 Issue: n8 Page: p30(5)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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