Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Democrats hope to speed Obama’s stimulus - BostonHerald.com

Boston - Senate Democrats said Tuesday that President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus program needs to be fixed to ensure money is spent more quickly and on projects that will provide a faster boost to the economy.

They expressed their concern even as Mr. Obama warned that unemployment will continue to rise, and as a Washington Times analysis shows the states that have lost the most jobs this year are receiving less money per capita from the stimulus bill than states that are doing relatively well...