Sounds like some sort of a deal has been reached in the Senate on stimulus. Some leakers say the price tag for the bill will be $780 billion over the next three years (a bit less than 2% of GDP).
Undoubtedly, when the legislation goes to conference, the overall stimulus package will grow, closer to the size of what the House passed.
Whatever the case, it's pretty ironic that the idiot Senators who want to reduce the size of the stimulus bill argue that they are increasing the stimulus bill.
Cutting spending to achieve more stimulus is like saying saying they want to see more scoring in football, so they are making the field 125 yards long.
© Jed Lewison