A week after his Inauguration, President Barack Obama will be back in the Capitol on Tuesday, courting Republican votes for his recovery program and countering fresh questions about the effectiveness of his plans to quickly pump $825 billion into the economy.
With the House slated to vote on passage Wednesday, Obama will meet there first with rank-and- file Republicans at noon and then cross the Capitol to join a Senate Republican luncheon.
The twin visits are an exceptional gesture for any president, but they follow two ominous signs late Monday.
First, Obama’s choice for treasury secretary and economic point man, Timothy Geithner, won Senate confirmation by just a 60-34 vote.
Second, the Congressional Budget Office issued its final report suggesting that only about two-thirds of the money would reach the economy in the next 18 to 19 months, well short of the goal set by Obama.
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