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Press ReleaseWASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah) issued the following statement today in response to the vote on the $838 billion stimulus bill. The bill passed the Senate 61 to 37.
"While this bill includes some cuts in spending from earlier versions, I'm still not satisfied that it would provide sufficient stimulus to justify the long term problems that it will create," said Bennett. "If Democratic leadership and the president had only been willing to take a little more time and examine the details with more careful scrutiny, we could have produced a bill that would achieve great results without creating long term risks. The economy is desperately in need of careful government action, but this bill does not meet that standard."
(Courtesy of Sen. Bennett's office)
