The Senate Weighs In
January 28, 2009
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved its version of the economic stimulus package, about which it also released significantly more details than had been previously available. President Obama met for more than two hours with Congressional Republicans to try to earn their support for the legislation, but many budget hawks continued to complain that the legislation is designed more to accomplish Democratic aims than it is to stimulate the economy.
The Senate bill (which is not yet available electronically) contains significantly more information about key provisions affecting higher education than were included in a summary the appropriations committee released Friday.