美国总统巴拉克.奥巴马说，他期待国会几个星期内批准一项能帮助重振陷于困境的美国经济的巨额新方案。
奥巴马今天(星期五)在白宫会晤民主党和共和党的国会要员。他警告说，美国经济正面临“前所未有”的危机，但是他说，他希望他的新复苏计划能创造300万至400万份新工作。
他说，国会应该能最迟在2月中旬批准经济刺激计划。
奥巴马还强调要加强问责制和透明度，以确保政府的财政救助款项得到正当使用。
共和党人对这项民主党人的提案表示担忧，怀疑这项8250亿美元的经济刺激计划能否达到创造工作机会和推动经济的目的。
U.S. President Barack Obama says he expects Congress to approve a massive new package within weeks to help stimulate the battered U.S. economy.
Mr. Obama met today (Friday) with top Congressional Democrats and Republicans. He cautioned that the U.S. economy is facing an “unprecedented” crisis — but said he expects his new recovery plan to create three million to four million new jobs.
And he said Congress is “on target” to approve the stimulus package by mid-February.
The president also stressed the need for increased accountability and transparency to ensure that government financial “bailout” money is used appropriately.
Republicans have expressed concern about whether a proposed 825-billion dollar stimulus plan crafted by Democrats will accomplish its goals of creating jobs and helping the economy.