As the Senate began a lame duck session, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Nov. 17 proposed a $100.3-billion economic-stimulus bill, with about $23 billion for infrastructure work. But in a sign that the plan faces long odds, Reid also said he has a smaller backup plan, without public-works aid.

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一些共和党人对公共工程刺激的态度很酷，可能会阻止该法案。REID的计划B仅延长了失业福利，并向汽车制造商提供了250亿美元的贷款。President-elect Barack Oba�ma says a stimulus bill will be his first act on taking office.