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Reid, McConnell reach deal on economic stimulus package (Politico, 2/07/08)

Bowing to political reality, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and other Senate Democratic leaders reached agreement on Thursday with their GOP counterparts on a $168 billion stimulus package designed to restart the stalled U.S. economy.

Reid and Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) had sought to add extended unemployment benefits and additional business incentives to the package, but faced with strong opposition from Senate Republicans, as well as pressure from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to reach a quick settlement, Reid cut a deal that should speed the stimulus legislation package to President Bush’s desk in days.