Pelosi hopes lame duck Republicans back new stimulus package David Edwards and Muriel Kane

Published: Wednesday November 5, 2008





Print This Email This In a statement lauding Barack Obama's victory in Tuesday's election, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi also praised the "unifying" tone in speeches by Senator John McCain and outgoing President George W. Bush.



Pelosi promised that Democrats in the House will "work closely with our new president for a vision for America ... and ... that we will do so in a strong bipartisan way, with civility in our debate and fiscal responsibility in our budgeting."



Pelosi also announced that because the economy cannot wait for January, "we have a stimulus package on the table that I hope the Republicans in the Senate will allow to be taken up in a lame duck session." The package would seek to create jobs "in a newer, greener way," extend unemployment benefits, provide emergency food assistance, and assist the states in meeting their own responsibilities.



According to Democratic aides who spoke to CNN, the proposed package will cost "somewhat north of $100 billion" and perhaps as much as $150 billion. However, Palosi has said she would be willing to accept passage of the $61 billion package that Senate Republicans blocked in September.





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