House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) wants the White House to look at unspent money from the 2009 stimulus package instead of asking Congress for a new fiscal package.
President Barack Obama on Saturday night wrote to congressional leaders urging them to pass legislation extending tax cuts and add new spending to prevent "hundreds of thousands" teacher layoffs, among other cuts. Obama said that without such measures the economy could "slide backwards."
Monday, June 14, 2010
Hoyer: White House should look to redirect stimulus money
The Hill reports: