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Senate GOP unlikely to vote for President Obama's stimulus bill
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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Photo credit: John Shinkle
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted President Barack Obama's Recovery and Reinvestment plan on Capitol Hill this morning. The highest ranking Senate Republican says Obama needs to go back to his original plan to offer "40-percent tax relief, no wasteful spending and a bipartisan approach" to get McConnell's support.
McConnell says the economy is the top issue on the mind of all Americans. Just this week several company's such as Starbucks and GM announced more job cuts and the unemployment rate reached an all time high of more than four million. Republican leaders say Obama's Recovery and Reinvestment plan will not strengthen the economy or create jobs in it's current form.
Obama's stimulus bill passed through the House of Representatives Wednesday night without any GOP support and 11 Democrat dissenters. McConnell says the bill "doesn't fix the main problem; which is housing." He also added, "We need tax payers to keep more of what they earn. Not spend dollars we don't have on programs we don't need."
The House bill has been criticized for providing hundreds of millions of dollars for sexual transmitted disease education in schools, buying cars for federal employees, beautifying ATV trails and spiffying up the Department of Commerce headquarters among other items.
With the nation facing a trillion dollar deficit, McConnell and many Republican Senators are likely to vote against the President's economic recovery plan. They plan to offer amendments to improve the legislation when it comes up for debate next week.
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