Stimulus Bill Passes Both Chambers of Congress
The
Huffington Post
summarized the stimulus bill nicely with the headline: “Stimulus 2, Bipartisanship 0.”
The conference bill passed the House yesterday without a single Republican vote.
It (barely) passed the Senate, with senators Snowe, Collins, and Specter being the only
Republican votes for it. The bill didn’t pass until 10:30 P.M. because Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
was in Ohio for his mother’s funeral and had to be flown back to D.C. in a chartered plane.
His vote was essential to make 60 because Ted Kennedy was in Florida recovering …