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Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia, both Democrats, voted in favor of the Senate’s $838 billion economic recovery plan Tuesday. The House and the Senate passed different versions of the plan and must now hammer out differences before it can reach President Barack Obama’s desk.
Here’s what Warner and Webb said after Tuesday’s vote.
Warner:
“This is not a perfect bill, but it is a compromise … This is not a single solution. It’s going to take a stimulus action; it’s going to take an action to shore up the financial system; and it’s going to take an action to halt the foreclosure crisis. There’s three pieces of this that are going to have to be done almost simultaneously.”
Webb:
“It’s designed to get money swiftly into our national economy. … We were able to bring this package forward in a way that will help American families, will take care of infrastructure projects that have already been authorized, and as a result can be put into motion soon.”
Here’s what Warner and Webb said after Tuesday’s vote.
Warner:
“This is not a perfect bill, but it is a compromise … This is not a single solution. It’s going to take a stimulus action; it’s going to take an action to shore up the financial system; and it’s going to take an action to halt the foreclosure crisis. There’s three pieces of this that are going to have to be done almost simultaneously.”
Webb:
“It’s designed to get money swiftly into our national economy. … We were able to bring this package forward in a way that will help American families, will take care of infrastructure projects that have already been authorized, and as a result can be put into motion soon.”