WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD)(L) participate in a news conference about the economic stimulus package on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Pelosi is rallying support for President Barack Obama's proposed 825 billion economic stimulus package that is before congress. Getty Images logo Getty Images 37 months ago

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD)(L) participate in a news conference about the economic stimulus package on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Pelosi is rallying support for President Barack Obama's proposed 825 billion economic stimulus package that is before congress.

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