Stimulus II fails to advance in Senate

President Obama's Stimulus II, the American Jobs Act, failed to get the necessary votes to advance in the Senate. The upper chamber voted 50-48, short of the 60 needed for cloture. Two Democrats, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Jon Tester of Montana, voted against the bill. Other Democrats, The Hill reports, favored continued debate, but still seemed to be against Stimulus II.

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