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Another stimulus bill gains momentum
[ 2008-10-22 13:38 ]

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Lawmakers and officials moved forward forging a second fiscal stimulus bill after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke endorsed the idea and the Bush administration dropped its opposition.

Bernanke warned legislators on Monday the credit crunch is "hitting home", and recommended measures to help borrowers. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said President George W. Bush was "open to the idea" of a new stimulus.

Momentum for fresh measures built after an earlier stimulus package failed to prevent a jump in the unemployment rate to a six-year high and the longest slump in retail sales since at least 1992.

Bernanke "had to do what he did" in supporting a further federal stimulus measure, said Lyle Gramley, a former Fed governor who is now senior economic adviser at Stanford Group in Washington. "If he went up there and said, 'Well, I'm indifferent to a stimulus package, I'm opposed to it,' he would be sending the wrong signal."

House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt said a new push would be patterned after earlier proposals made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that extend jobless benefits, fund infrastructure projects such as road and bridge construction, and help cash-strapped state and local governments.

Bernanke told the Budget Committee yesterday that the danger of a "protracted slowdown" and a "weak" outlook for the US economy into next year convinced him to support a new round of economic stimulus. A similar endorsement by Bernanke earlier this year helped clear the way for a $168 billion measure enacted in February.

The Bush administration is "open to the idea" of another economic stimulus package, though approval would depend on details drafted by Congress, Perino said. Proposals "put forward so far" by Democratic leaders in Congress "were elements of a package we did not think would actually stimulate the economy, so we would want to take a look at anything very carefully," Perino said.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama last week urged Congress to act "as soon as possible" before the Bush administration leaves office on January 20 to pass a stimulus measure. If Congress and the president didn't act "it will be one of the first things I do as president of the United States," Obama said in an October 13 speech in Toledo, Ohio.

In a related development, China yesterday said the Asia-Europe Meeting that begins in Beijing on Friday would be the "perfect platform" for leaders to discuss ways of dealing with the crisis, and urged greater international cooperation.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Beijing had adopted a "responsible and constructive" attitude in dealing with the crisis but added that "developing countries' interests and concerns should be fully respected and safeguarded".

Meanwhile, the European Union vowed yesterday to work at the Asia-Europe Meeting to enlist China and India for a series of top-level meetings to discuss strengthening financial institutions and improving cross-border regulation.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said they would use the meeting to urge the two fast-growing economies to join in taking responsibility for stabilizing the world economy.

(英語點津 Helen 編輯)

Another stimulus bill gains momentum

About the broadcaster:

Another stimulus bill gains momentumBernice Chan is a foreign expert at China Daily Website. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Bernice has written for newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong and most recently worked as a broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, producing current affairs shows and documentaries.

 

 
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