US House approves $155 billion jobs bill

WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:06pm EST

WASHINGTON Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $155 billion measure that seeks to create jobs and blunt the impact of the worst recession since the 1930s.

By a vote of 217 to 212, the House approved additional spending for "shovel-ready" construction projects and money to avoid layoffs of teachers, police and other public employees.

The Senate is expected to consider the measure early next year.

(Editing by Eric Walsh)

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Rpeggio wrote:
Reuters’ liberal bias clearly obvious above, saying the $155B is to create jobs and BLUNT THE IMPACT OF THE WORST RECESSION SINCE THE 1930’s. Why would Reuters add that ‘worst recession’ comment in there?

The real news of the day is that the $787B Stimulus bill was evidently a MASSIVE FAILURE!

It was supposed to save or create 2M jobs has been the largest waste of money in the history of the world (no joke). And the $155B Jobs bill is just more money down the drain and a sign that the $787B was ineffective and a massive waste of taxpayer dollars.

WAKE UP PEOPLE! GEEZ!

Dec 16, 2009 7:22pm EST  --  Report as abuse
Phil1776Fan wrote:
Another DemoRat slush fund to try to buy the 2010 elections. Yea, and we can spend ourselves prosperous. Fools

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
Jonathan Swift

Dec 16, 2009 7:25pm EST  --  Report as abuse
HadEnough wrote:
Only $155 billion? C’mon B.O., fire up those printing presses! YEEEHAWWWW. We’re all screwed anyway so why not $155 trillion? That would REALLY create some jobs, eh?

Revolution anyone?

Dec 16, 2009 7:29pm EST  --  Report as abuse
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