Yesterday, in a 244-to-188 vote, the House approved an $819 billion economic recovery plan written by House Democrats and supported by President Obama. Despite Obama's aggressive outreach efforts, the entire Republican caucus, along with 11 Democrats, voted against the plan.
Afraid of crossing Obama's high approval ratings, conservatives are claiming that they are enthusiastic to work with him. "We've made it clear that we will continue to work with the president to develop a plan that will work," said House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), who led his caucus in opposition to Obama's plan. "We just don't think it's going to work."
Instead, Boehner and his colleagues pushed for a return to Bushonomics. "
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