Stimulus package passes the House, 244-188
Posted by Wellsy on January 28, 2009
The massive stimulus package has just passed the vote in the House of Representatives. It’s extremely interesting to note that not one Republican voted for the bill, and 11 Democrats joined them in what is already being decried as a party line vote. Not that simple, no way. The nay voters did the right thing, as this mammoth $819 billion spending program is not going to result in any immediate benefit to the economy and result in more government debt. It’s on to the Senate, now. The loss was forseeable, but I’m heartened that House Republicans were willing to oppose it as one, and in that respect, yes, it was a good day for conservatism. However, I do think that should this bill pass, as it seems destined to do, that this country will eventually regret it.
Terry Brummitt said
I was very pleased to hear that the house republicans voted no on the stimulus bill. A high school drop out can see that the Bill is full of wasteful spending and in some cases appears to be a way in which the Democrats can award groups that they fill helped get Obama elected.
My thanks to the house republicans for helping to protect my tax dollars.
Katrina said
While our power grid and sewer systems might be in desperate need of an upgrade, the bill gives the poor billions of dollards. Economically, how is our government different from the USSR?