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...bottom line for consumers: next time you rush to pay your mortgage on time, mail your phone-bill payment as well...
Richardson, Bill •Blagojevichization...
...heap too much on top of the package, it will then take us deeply into debt," she warned in a speech on the House floor on Jan. 29, 2008. But now, as Congress gears up to craft a mammoth stimulus package that will dwarf last year's $170 billion bill, those requirements don't seem to be all that binding. (See a bailout report card...
...Until recently there has been relatively little objection to all this from Republicans. Obama has cannily trumpeted the fact that 40% of his proposed $775 billion bill, or $310 billion, would go toward tax cuts. The problem is that $775 billion represents the cost over just two years; after that, voting to reinstate taxes - or to cut back on popular programs like health care, help for the unemployed and aid to students - may well be difficult. Paying for all these programs down the road will be complicated further if Democrats try to reimpose, as they have sworn...
...these proposals may make it into the final version of the stimulus bill. And this outline comes before members of Congress have laid out their wish lists of pet projects, which they are likely to do, despite Obama's claim that the package will be earmark-free. Critics of the bill have taken comfort from the possibility that both chambers will hold hearings before its passage, giving them an opportunity to air their grievances. "I remain concerned about wasteful spending," House minority leader John Boehner told reporters after meeting with Obama on Tuesday. "Simply put, we should not bury future...