日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

WORLD> America
Obama, lawmakers to meet on stimulus plan
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-23 18:43

WASHINGTON -- US Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama are having a hard time finding common ground on an economic recovery plan as Republican resistance to the stimulus package emerges in the House.

US President Barack Obama speaks as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens to his remarks at the State Department in Washington January 22, 2009. Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama are having a hard time finding common ground on an economic recovery plan as Republican resistance to the stimulus package emerges in the House. [Agencies]

The president and top Democrats and Republicans from the House and Senate planned to meet Friday to discuss the status of the spending and tax cutting legislation that Obama has demanded to confront an ever weakening economy.

Related readings:
 Obama's personal win: keeping the BlackBerry
 Jubilation, uncertainty at Gitmo after Obama order
 Europe lauds Obama shutdown of secret CIA prisons
 Obama moves to reshape US policy by closing Gitmo

The stimulus legislation, priced at about $825 billion and likely to grow, advanced in House committees this week. Republicans, who are in the minority, were unable to make inroads with their proposals.

The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday approved $275 billion in tax cuts on a party-line vote of 24-13. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, also working on the bill, cleared $2.8 billion to expand broadband communications service. And on Wednesday night,the House Appropriations Committee approved a $358 billion spending measure on a 35-22 party-line vote.

Democratic leaders have promised the measure will be ready for Obama's signature by mid-February.

On Friday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus was expected to unveil a Senate version of the tax cutting portion of the bill. The legislation could have a more bipartisan look in the Senate, where it takes 60 votes out of 100 to overcome procedural blocks.

Obama is scheduled to meet with House Republicans next week, at their request. But by then the House bill could be on the floor awaiting a vote.

"Yes, we wrote the bill. Yes, we won the election," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. "But that doesn't mean we don't want it to have sustainability and bipartisan support, and the president is working hard to get that done."

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, protested: "While we appreciate the chance to work with the president, it appears that House Democrats are going to continue to barrel ahead without any bipartisan support."

Obama's meeting with the bipartisan leadership Friday comes in the midst of increasingly grim economic news. Government reports showed the number of new jobless claims was up and new home construction hit an all-time low in December. Microsoft Corp. said it would slash up to 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, while chemical maker Huntsman Corp. said it would cut more than 1,600 employees and contractors combined.

Republicans have been seeking deeper tax cuts and have said there was no reliable estimate of the bill's impact on employment.

"Our plan offers fast-acting tax relief, not slow-moving and wasteful government spending," Boehner said, referring to a study by the Congressional Budget Office that questioned administration claims that the money could be spent fast enough to reduce joblessness quickly.

   Previous page 1 2 Next Page  

主站蜘蛛池模板: 免费黄色在线观看 | 欧美特黄一级大片 | 久操国产| 亚洲丝袜综合 | 91成人黄色| 久久久久久国产 | 国产美女激情视频 | 婷婷视频网 | 四虎成人影视 | 日韩中文字幕观看 | 爱情与灵药在线 | 在线成人亚洲 | 日韩一区在线视频 | 欧美日韩999 | 欧美专区一区 | 亚洲国产精品视频在线观看 | 国产97超碰| 免费成人小视频 | 国产盗摄一区二区三区在线 | 天天干视频在线观看 | 日韩一区二区免费在线观看 | 欧美日韩午夜 | 一区二区三区在线免费观看视频 | 欧洲亚洲综合 | 3d动漫精品啪啪一区二区免费 | 天堂在线一区二区 | 日韩aaa| 亚洲成人一区二区 | 国产欧美日韩久久 | 亚洲成人福利 | 国产91在线精品 | 男人天堂网在线观看 | 日日网站 | 青青草视频免费 | 三级成人网 | 播放一级黄色片 | 久久小草| 亚洲视频免费在线观看 | 日韩国产精品一区二区 | 四虎tv| 91精品国产欧美一区二区 |