yes, I read that article before I re-found it here.
Republicans are not opposed to the entire bill, just most of it.
1)State funding is a problem
2)real economic stimulus is ok if it makes sense. most of the bill has nothing to do with economic stimulus and is just a huge pork party
3)job production/protection which is the same thing as economic stimulus
if the bill were just about the three points above (which many/most Republicans would support), then the bill would cost forty percent of its current most minimal estimate.
The States do need funding help. That is not so much a partisan issue. Now, there may be some deep partisan divide about how to prevent that from happening again next year....
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