Stimulus lobbying well under way
The new administration expects the stimulus package to cost between $675 billion and $775 billion, and the prospect of all that money has interest groups lining up to ask for a piece. Vice President-elect Joe Biden has promised to keep a close eye on what gets spent, saying: "We'll spend what we need to turn this economy around and no more." Yet groups representing everyone from shoe importers to the aviation industry are hoping to use the stimulus package as a means to get concessions they've been working toward for years. USA TODAY (12/29)