Stimulus package up for Senate vote in Washington

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, speaks to the media about the economic stimulus bill which is scheduled for a procedural vote later today on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 9, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Congress to quickly pass the spending plan but nearly all Republican Members of Congress oppose the bill. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)