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House passes stimulus bill.

Posted at 1:37 PM on February 13, 2009 by Tom Scheck


The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $787 billion stimulus package. No Republicans voted for the bill.

Here's how Minnesota's membership voted (from this Roll Call):

Voting Yes:
DFL Rep. Tim Walz, DFL Rep. Betty McCollum, DFL Rep. Keith Ellison, DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar
Voting No:
GOP Rep. John Kline, GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen, GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, DFL Rep. Collin Peterson
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