Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
02/13/2008
Pelosi Statement on Economic Stimulus Package Signed by President
“At a time when American families face enormous economic
challenges, Democrats, Republicans, and President Bush joined together to move
our nation forward and renew our nation’s promise of jobs and opportunity for
all. By enacting a progressive stimulus
package that provides tax relief to 130 million American families, the New
Direction Congress has taken a strong step for creating hundreds of thousands
of jobs and strengthening
“Americans struggling with the high cost of energy,
groceries and health care will soon receive relief—and our economy will get a
timely, targeted, and temporary boost—thanks to our bipartisan stimulus
package. This package gets money into
the hands of Americans struggling to make ends meet, helps families with
children, cuts taxes for small businesses that will create new jobs, and
stimulates our slowing economy. We are
also providing families a second chance at the American dream of homeownership
by helping them refinance their mortgages and avoid foreclosure.
“By working quickly across party lines, and with the White House, this Congress is building a strong record of responsible governance.”