U.S. Senate Begins Voting on Obama’s $787 Billion Stimulus Plan …

“After all the debate, this legislation can be summed up in one word: Jobs,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, during today’s floor debate. “The American people need action and they need action now.” The final Senate tally may be delayed until late tonight as one member, Sherrod Brown, returns to Washington from Ohio following the death of his mother. Because of paperwork that needs to be done, the legislation will reach the president’s desk “no …

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