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Obama Reminds GOP That He's In Charge
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 24, 2009
Modified Jan 24, 2009
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President Obama met with Democratic and Republican leaders yesterday to gather support for his economic stimulus plan. According to Politico's sources, Obama listened to the GOP's issues—which include the scope of the plan, the refundable tax credit, and their desire for more middle class tax cuts—but added, "I won." And the Post reports that the new President also told Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) "I will trump you on that" and zinged, "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done." He probably has his STFU Face on, too! A White House official explained, "There are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats. We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important things that need to get done." In his weekly address—with a video posted on the White House website—the President said of his $825 billion plan, "If we do not act boldly and swiftly, a bad situation could become dramatically worse."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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