"The need seems to be apparent," Hoyer told reporters after joining Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., and other Democratic House leaders in a two-hour meeting with private-sector economists. "All the economists we talked to today indicated that additional action is needed," he added.
Hoyer said the package would include elements already widely discussed — more infrastructure funding, heating assistance for low-income Americans, more money for food stamps and for state Medicaid programs. Pelosi said the proposal also could include another round of rebates for taxpayers, but she made no commitments.