They also passed a large stimulus bill to help the economy during the recession.
The stimulus bill worked, and two million jobs were created or preserved by it.
And one more thing to be grateful for: We didn't get a stimulus bill.
Last week's stimulus bill added to the list of tough decisions to be made another day.
He said a higher priority was to pass an economic stimulus bill.
The Obama administration plans to use the stimulus bill to help pay for the installation of such systems.
The stimulus bill, by the way, became law on February 17, 2009.
Last year's economic stimulus bill contained a tax break estimated at $250 million for the company.
In the past decade, even before the stimulus bill, state aid rose significantly, as a share of the economy.
The failure to pass a $100 billion stimulus bill is not likely to have much impact on the $10 trillion economy.