Topic: Kent Conrad

Obama says despite some objections, stimulus plan will get donePresident-elect Barack Obama says that when it comes to his stimulus plan, he remains confident that " we're going to get it done" despite objections from some Democratic senators over his tax proposals.Obama ...

Obama battles to push stimulus package

US president-elect Barack Obama's team was working Friday to push forward giant stimulus measures to jolt the country out of recession after an unexpectedly rocky reception from his own party.New signs emerged of the dire state of the global economy with South ...

Obama facing stunning fiscal 'disaster' : top Senator

Barack Obama is walking into a " fiscal disaster of stunning proportion" a top US Senator warned Thursday, bemoaning a massive forecast budget deficit of over one trillion dollars.The warning by Senator Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget committee, underscored the ...
Pelosi calls for passage of stimulus package by mid-February; warns of cost of inactionHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed top congressional Democrats on Wednesday to pass a massive economic recovery bill by mid-February, a call tempered by new projections of unprecedented deficits ahead.Pelosi ...
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