Bush says stimulus deal can be reached quickly
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U.S. President George W. Bush predicted on Tuesday that a deal could be reached with the U.S. Congress soon on a fiscal stimulus package and said it was needed to deal with "uncertainty" in the economic outlook.
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The White House and the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus package of tax rebates for families and incentives for business investment with a cost that a top Democrat said may exceed $150 billion.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush, delivering his final State of the Union address, urged Congress to set aside election-year politics and act quickly on an economic stimulus plan and other measures he said the country needs.
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WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS, W-Va., Jan. 25 -- President Bush, facing skeptical lawmakers for the first time since negotiating a bipartisan $150 billion economic stimulus package with House leaders, warned Congress today not to load it up with spending projects or delay in sending it to his desk for...
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The Treasury secretary said the Bush administration was considering how to give the economy a boost as it weathers a housing correction, but does not want to rush.
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Pushing deficit concerns aside, Democratic and Republican leaders appeared close to agreement with the White House Wednesday night on emergency tax cuts and benefit increases to jolt the economy out of its slump.
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A consensus that the struggling U.S. economy needs rescue emerged on Thursday as the powerful Federal Reserve chairman backed the idea and President George W. Bush urged a quick and temporary fiscal package.
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Amid reports of a tentative of deal between lawmakers and the Bush administration on a proposed stimulus package for the U.S. economy, the White House said on Thursday that there is no final agreement yet but there is progress.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday said he would consider "all options" to help the U.S. economy weather a deep housing slump but said the economy was fundamentally strong.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush sought Americans&#39; support Thursday for quick action on an economic agenda that would bring far-reaching changes to their lives.
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President Bush urged Congress today to quickly pass the economic stimulus plan that would give Americans tax rebate checks. But many Senate Democrats want to include extended unemployment benefits in the plan -- a provision House Democrats agreed to drop.
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Concern about a possible recession is bringing the president and lawmakers closer to agreeing that an economic stimulus package is needed soon, officials said.
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President Bush today opened talks with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on an economic stimulus package and said he was optimistic that he and lawmakers could find "common ground" on measures aimed at heading off a U.S. recession.
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Democrats running Congress and the Bush administration reached a tentative deal Thursday on $300-$1,200 tax rebates and business tax cuts to jolt the slumping economy
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W., Virginia  - President George W. Bush said on Friday he was confident in the long-term strength of the U.S. economy, but urged lawmakers to act swiftly on a stimulus plan he and others hope will help stave off a possible recession.
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U.S. President George W. Bush insisted on Wednesday that the economic stimulus package he is working on with Congress will be robust enough to help the U.S. economy.
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President George W. Bush on Friday called for a package of tax cuts and other measures totaling around $140 billion to shore up the fragile U.S. economy.