This just in...President Obama scored his first major legislative victory on Wednesday with passage of an $825 billion economic stimulus package by a sharply divided House of Representatives, 244-188. Just eight days into his presidency and wishing for a more bi-partisan victory; President Obama received all that he had asked for thanks in part by the Democratic Majority in the House. As true to form every single Republican voted against the measure saying that they wanted more tax cuts and less spending. According to Reuters, all but a few Democrats voted for the measure. Next stop: The US Senate where an even larger and more expensive package is expected to pass. The bill would then go into conference to hammer out the solid detalils. The final bill should be ready for President Obama to sign within the middle of next month. I guess the Obama honeymoon is no over and so soon after.
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