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The bill passed the House and Senate with only three Republican senators voting for it and no Republican votes in the House and was signed by the president on February 17, 2009.   

The bill passed the House and Senate with only three Republican senators voting for it and no Republican votes in the House and was signed by the president on February 17, 2009.   

At $789 billion it is one of the most expensive proposals in world history.  

At $789 billion it is one of the most expensive proposals in world history. The Republican counterproposal was similar in scope but totaled only $500 billion.   

The Republican counterproposal was similar in scope but totaled only $500 billion.   

It was promoted by Democrats as an "[[economic stimulus]]" package that will revive the ailing U.S. economy (see [[Recession of 2008]]).  They promised it would add or save 3.5 million jobs, at a time when over 500,000 jobs are disappearing every month.{{fact}} 

It was promoted by Democrats as an "[[economic stimulus]]" package that will revive the ailing U.S. economy (see [[Recession of 2008]]).  They promised it would add or save 3.5 million jobs, at a time when over 600,000 jobs are disappearing every month.

Conservatives complain that it is mostly spending to promote long-standing liberal causes.  

Conservatives complain that it is mostly spending to promote long-standing liberal causes.