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Pelosi: Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081011/D93OHKO80.html
WASHINGTON (AP) - After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.
The bill's total cost could reach $150 billion, these officials said.
The officials stressed that no final decisions have been made. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt a formal announcement. House Democrats have announced plans for an economic forum on Monday "to help Congress develop an economic recovery plan that focuses on creating jobs and strengthening our economy."
Democrats said Obama's campaign has been involved in discussions on a possible stimulus package. The party's presidential candidate, running ahead in the polls, has outlined his own proposals for stimulating the economy.
.. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters in Denver last Wednesday a $150 billion stimulus package is necessary and she may call the House back into session after the election. Her spokesman, Brendan Daly, added, "Congress just worked in a bipartisan way with the Administration to pass an economic rescue plan to help stabilize our financial markets, and we must now work together to pass a jobs creation and economic recovery stimulus package."
If this leads to a tax rebate check (aka stimulus in my eyes), I will be very, very annoyed!
Re: Pelosi: Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan
More political pandering BS.
Agreed. After November, it's smooth sailing for 2 more years. We can go back to being completely ignored, instead of just ignored under consideration.
I don't see this as pandering at all. What is wrong with helping people out? Personally, I think the creation of new jobs and helping people put food on their tables is important. If that is pandering, so be it, but somebody has GOT to come up with a way to bring new jobs into hard hit areas. Those areas are eVERYWHERE!