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Pelosi calls for second stimulus package |
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By Mike Soraghan
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Posted: 04/04/08 03:01 PM [ET] |
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday called for a second stimulus bill, on the heels of news that the U.S. economy lost 80,000 jobs last month.
In a statement, Pelosi said she will raise the prospect of a second stimulus when she and other congressional leaders meet with President Bush next week.
“We need to work together to restore consumer and market confidence, to assist millions of Americans threatened with the loss of their homes, and to help families meet the rising costs of necessities,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi did not say what she would want to be included in a second stimulus package. But she has indicated in the past she is interested in increasing unemployment insurance and food stamp payments, as well as putting together a public works spending package.
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