The Senate voted 61 – 36 to end debate and vote on the $838 billion stimulus package. Final passage is expected to be voted on Tuesday. Senate and House negotiators will have only a few days to resolve significant differences before the Presidents Day deadline set by Democratic leaders. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night the Senate approved an amendment offered by Senators Harkin and Specter which raised the level of funding ($3.5 billion) already provided to the NIH in the stimulus package by $6.5 billion. Under this amendment, the NIH would receive $10 billion for research, including more than $1.3 billion for NCI. Read the rest of this entry »

The House of Representatives passed the Economic Stimulus Package last evening. The bill was approved by a vote of 244 to 188, with no Republicans voting in favor of it. Read the rest of this entry »

The economic stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 598), is set to be voted on in the House of Representatives tonight. Democratic leaders would like to have the bill on the desk of President Obama, ready for a signature, by mid February. Read the rest of this entry »