Says must be big enough to boost economy
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) -- Democrat Dick Durbin is urging his fellow U.S. senators to approve a stimulus package that's big enough to get the job done the first time.
Durbin says he's afraid lawmakers will have to pass another stimulus package if they cut corners with this one.
Durbin added that "tossing a tea cup full of water on this fire may not put it out."
At a news conference Monday, the Illinois senator said history won't care who voted for the bill.
It will care that they turned the economy around.
Durbin also says the country should crack down on food safety after a massive peanut recall last week.
Durbin pushed for a single food safety agency for years, but the Bush administration never addressed the issue.
Durbin says he might have more luck under the Obama administration.
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