$790 Billion Deal: School And State Aid Saved, Tax Credit Cut

AP DAVID ESPO February 11, 2009 at 02:28 PM WASHINGTON —
Moving with remarkable speed, key lawmakers and the White House reached for final agreement Wednesday on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession.
“Time’s getting short,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of a handful of Senate moderates whose votes are crucial to the bill’s passage.