"A temporary aid package can jolt an economy," he said.
In the meantime, he said in an interview, he hopes to get a temporary financing package through the House and Senate by the end of this year.
For example, you can pay the bill on a temporary jobs package that includes infrastructure projects, school modernization, support for new innovation in manufacturing and worker training through community colleges.
The candidates — especially those who still have day jobs on Capitol Hill — should press for swift approval of those two important measures, and be ready to press the case for a targeted and temporary stimulus package if conditions worsen.
At least in the short term, conventional monetary policy alone could not stabilize the economy, so over dire warnings from some macroeconomists, in early 2009 Congress answered President Obama's request for a large temporary stimulus package to end in 2011, by which time it was hoped or expected that a strong recovery would be under way.
In other words, it's a temporary stimulus package aimed at dealing with the rough patch that we've entered into, but it's got to be robust enough to matter.
While U.K. scientists have complained that some other countries have responded to the worldwide financial downturn by increasing research spending, Willetts says the United Kingdom has actually done something more long-lasting: "This is not a temporary stimulus package.
"The temporary relocation package includes comparable housing, meals, additional travel expenses and other benefits," Bailey said.
I must say that a return to calls for a timely, targeted, and temporary stimulus package is itself probably misplaced.
Unfortunately, park officials said the temporary lighting package won't be employed when the new coaster opens in March or during the annual Halloween Nights event.
