A second stimulus package is being formulated up on the Hill, but is by no means a done deal at this point.B Just before adjourning for the election, the House passed a $61 billion bill containing infrastructure spending, aid to state governments and increased unemployment benefits, which will likely serve as a starting point for second stimulus discussion.B That package included:

• $30 billion for infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, transit and water projects;
• $1 billion for public housing;
• $2.6 billion for food stamp program;
• A temporary increase in Federal Medicaid assistance to states; and
• An extension in unemployment …
  
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