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Blunt Statement on Economic Stimulus Signing
House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today after attending the president's formal signing of H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: "President Bush signed a piece of good, bipartisan legislation into law today that will help address Americans' growing anxiet ... Read Full Article

Statement by SBA Administrator on Signing of Stimulus Bill
Steve Preston, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, made the following statement today on the signing of HR 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008: "This bill is a win for small businesses in three major ways: tax rebates will stim ... Read Full Article

SBA Launches Tax Savings Resource Center
SBA has created an online tax savings resource center to help small businesses understand how they can benefit from the 2008 economic stimulus package signed into law by President Bush earlier this year. The package includes the following tax incentives for businesses: a 50% bonus depreciation al ... Read Full Article

Howard Dean: John McCain Puts His Campaign Ahead of Working Families
The Senate tonight voted on a bipartisan economic stimulus bill that would provide relief to millions of taxpayers, including seniors and disabled veterans. Needing 60 votes to move forward on the bill, supporters came one vote short, with one senator absent. The one missing senator: John McCain, wh ... Read Full Article

Economic Measures Indicate 27 States Need Federal Fiscal Relief
Federal fiscal relief should be provided to the states that need it, according to a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The report ranks all 50 states according to recent changes in three economic measures -- employment, poverty, and housing foreclosures -- and finds that 27 st ... Read Full Article

Short-Term Stimulus Necessary, but Permanent Lower Tax Rates Are Critical to Preserving Economy
Economic stimulus will be a centerpiece of President Bush's last State of the Union this evening. The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) agrees that a short-term economic jumpstart is necessary, but it should be larger than Bush's proposed package of 1 percent GDP. In the very successful ... Read Full Article

Tax Rebates May Find Uses Other Than Spending
(NewsUSA) - The government's efforts to stimulate the U.S. economy by sending out checks to workers could backfire, suggests a survey asking consumers what they will do with their checks. Nearly three-quarters of those asked said they will either pay down debt or save the money that's being sent ... Read Full Article

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