Economic stimulus bill heads to the White House

Thursday, February 12, 2009

After hours of negotiations between the House and Senate, an economic stimulus bill emerged from committee. It is expected to be voted on by the House and Senate this week and signed into law by President Obama on Monday. We are now joined by New York Times writer David Herszenhorn who can provide the details of the plan as well as Jeff Zeleny, also of the New York Times, who can tell us the background of the bill.

For more, read David Herszenhorn's article, Deal Reached in Congress on $789 Billion Stimulus Plan in today's New York Times.

Guests:

David Herszenhorn and Jeff Zeleny

Hosted by:

Daljit Dhaliwal

Comments [1]

I'd like to see more money to keep libraries open Sundays and late into the evening, and for more staff to work with children especially (who can come after school, since afterschool programs have been cut) and a few literacy teachers for adults, including computer training, since many have computers (and money for computers if they don't).

Feb. 12 2009 09:05 AM

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