President Obama traveled to recession-hammered Florida yesterday to make his case for passage of the economic stimulus package. On Monday, in a town in Indiana, he noted the community is 'shedding jobs at an alarming speed'. The over $800billion plan was due to be passed in the Senate yesterday. It must be reconciled with an earlier version passed in the House. Obama hopes to sign the stimulus bill into law next week.
En route to Florida, Obama said, "The American people don't need to be convinced" about the need for action.
"We just wanted to shine a spotlight on how severe this downturn is all across the country, and to make sure that members of Congress understand the sense of urgency that I feel in getting something done," Obama said in explaining his travels to reporters aboard Air Force One.
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