Call for economic stimulus a tough sell in Senate
By: Bill O'ReillyJune 15, 2010
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Washington Post: Congressional Democrats were stewing Monday over President Obama's urgent appeal for more spending on the economy, saying they share his goals but need more help from the White House to fend off rising concern among rank-and-file lawmakers about budget deficits. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who last month struggled to sell a jobs package to skeptical House Democrats, reacted with stony silence to Obama's request, delivered Saturday in a letter to congressional leaders; her office declined Monday to issue an official response. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) was working to rally senators behind a key piece of Obama's agenda, but a top aide acknowledged that the going was slow and the outcome uncertain.
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