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House GOP objects to spending in $150 billion stimulus package
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 13, 2008 03:25pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Monday, October 13, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Republicans on Monday objected to new spending measures that congressional Democrats are considering as they draft a $150 billion economic stimulus package.
In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Ohio Rep. John Boehner, the top Republican in the House, called the proposed spending "an irresponsible, business-as-usual approach that has earned this Congress the lowest approval ratings ever recorded."
A Democratic leadership aide said the stimulus package Democrats were drafting would include "a heavy emphasis on help to state and local governments."
But in their letter to Pelosi, Boehner wrote, "nothing currently being discussed by the majority as 'stimulus' will stabilize the economy long-term."
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