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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Difference between revisions
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The Senate called a special Saturday debate session for February 7 at the urging of President Obama. The Senate voted, 61–36 (with 2 not voting) on February 9 to end debate on the bill and advance it to the Senate floor to vote on the bill itself.<ref>{{USSRollCall|111|1|59}}</ref> On February 10, the Senate voted 61–37 (with one not voting)<ref>Senator [[Judd Gregg]] (R) did not vote because, at the time, he was a nominee of the Democratic president to become [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]. Gregg also did not participate in the cloture vote.</ref> | The Senate called a special Saturday debate session for February 7 at the urging of President Obama. The Senate voted, 61–36 (with 2 not voting) on February 9 to end debate on the bill and advance it to the Senate floor to vote on the bill itself.<ref>{{USSRollCall|111|1|59}}</ref> On February 10, the Senate voted 61–37 (with one not voting)<ref>Senator [[Judd Gregg]] (R) did not vote because, at the time, he was a nominee of the Democratic president to become [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]. Gregg also did not participate in the cloture vote.</ref> | ||
All the Democrats voted in favor, but only three Republicans voted in favor ([[Susan Collins]], [[Olympia Snowe]], and [[Arlen Specter]]).<ref>{{USSRollCall|111|1|60}}</ref> Specter [[party switching in the United States|switched]] to the Democratic Party later in the year. At one point, the Senate bill stood at $838 billion.<ref name="AJC Stimulus survives">{{cite news|author=David Espo |agency= | All the Democrats voted in favor, but only three Republicans voted in favor ([[Susan Collins]], [[Olympia Snowe]], and [[Arlen Specter]]).<ref>{{USSRollCall|111|1|60}}</ref> Specter [[party switching in the United States|switched]] to the Democratic Party later in the year. At one point, the Senate bill stood at $838 billion.<ref name="AJC Stimulus survives">{{cite news|author=David Espo |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/02/10/stimulus0210.html |title=Stimulus bill survives Senate test |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211230856/http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/02/10/stimulus0210.html |archive-date=February 11, 2009 }}</ref> | ||
=== Comparison of the House, Senate and Conference versions === | === Comparison of the House, Senate and Conference versions === | ||