I just got an alert from the NY Times that the House has approved the stimulus bill to the tune of $819 billion. 244-168 is the vote tally listed by the NYT.
I hope this is just a start, and I'm sure it will take much more fighting to get it spent properly. There is no guarantee that this will be anywhere near sufficient, and if we are not careful it will just go into the rathole of corporate compensation and disappear without a trace.
If we are vigilant, I think we can make this the start of a re-deal that will end the fiasco that the current gilded age has spawned. Make no mistake, though, the fight has just begun.