Congressional Offices Don't Have the Stimulus Bill, Lobbyists Do
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
We're receiving E-mails from Capitol Hill staffers expressing frustration that they can't get a copy of the stimulus bill agreed to last night at a price of $789 billion. What's more, staffers are complaining about who does have a copy: K Street lobbyists. E-mails one key Democratic staffer: "K Street has the bill, or chunks of it, already, and the congressional offices don't. So, the Hill is getting calls from the press (because it's leaking out) asking us to confirm or talk about what we know—but we can't do that because we haven't seen the bill. Anyway, peeps up here are sort of a combo of confused and like, 'Is this really happening?'" Reporters pressing for details, meanwhile, are getting different numbers from different offices, especially when seeking the details of specific programs.
Worse, there seem to be several different versions of what was agreed upon, with some officials circulating older versions of the package that seems to still be developing. Leadership aides said that it will work out later today and promised that lawmakers will get time to review the bill before Friday's vote.
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The Oboma /Democratic party stimulus package looks like the BIGGES money scam the politicians ha ve ever came up with, they think all the working peoples money belongs to them.
they used the new smedia to brain wash enough people to get elected and now it looks like we will be living in th U.U.S.O---the Un United States of OBOMA. If more people don't return to the only True and Living GOD we will have Hell to pay!Psalms 9
When Oboma and the democrats get done with inforcing all their stemulas bills the working american tax payers will be working for practically nothing, this will be the biggest hornswaggle our country has ever seen.
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I to have been looking for the stimulus package. Since they haven't released it. They (DEMOCRATS) have something to hide and they know Americans would not approve. Remember when Clinton wasn't president anymore and the left reminded us of that constantly. Well guess what! Bush isn't president anymore either. Plus, democrats have been in congress power for two years. Prior to that I don't remember us hurting like we are now. I also DON'T like the way that the DEMOCRATS twist things to make it suit their purpose. They speak to the Americans like we are stupid. Guess what! Some of us aren't. Now, the ones that agree with Obama and the democrats probably don't read current events or simple don't care. They think a hand out is yet to come. How long do you think they will be waiting? Where is the money coming from? How does paying for abortion in other countries with federal money improving the economy in USA? How does paying for California tatoo removal helping the economy in USA? How does silencing the conservatives and talk radio make us a better country? I see communism in the near future. Stand up today Americans!
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