It's no surprise that Republicans are denouncing a new request by President Obama that Congress pass $50 billion in new stimulus spending aimed at boosting the economy and avoiding widespread government layoffs. But even top Democrats seem less than enthusiastic about pushing a new stimulus bill to deficit-wary lawmakers and signaled they may not able grant Obama's wish.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, tore into Obama's late-night letter, saying the subject of new spending "never came up" at a bipartisan meeting last week and suggested the delivery of the letter was purposely timed to avoid publicity.
"Fact is, that the spending spree in Washington is continuing to run unabated," Boehner said, appearing alongside Hoyer. "The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs, 'Stop!' And to move this without finding other offsets in spending, I think, is irresponsible."
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence, R-Ind., said on CNN's "State of the Union" that Obama needs to come up with a new tactic for solving the nation's economic crisis.
"We need to abandon this spending approach to stimulus, adding to deficits and debt, and we need to provide immediate across-the-board tax relief for working families, small businesses, and family farms," Pence said.
But House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., said he supports Obama's request for more stimulus money, which he said is needed to correct problems Obama inherited from the Bush administration.
He called on Republicans to "look to the future with a little more compassion and bipartisanship."
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