WASHINGTON--Rep. Eric I. Cantor urged President-elect Barack Obama Monday to release his full economic stimulus proposal online.
Cantor, R-Va., the Republican Whip, met with Obama as part of a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill.
"I told him, look, families are fearful of a lot of things -- job loss, 401(k) collapse... They fear Washington will do things the same old way without accountability and transparency," Cantor said in an interview.
Cantor said Obama responded positively and said he had "something in the works" to release details of the $800 billion plan.
Cantor called the session a "candid meeting," and said he generally favors tax cuts expected to be included in the bill. But he said he still wants to see details of Obama's stimulus plan before supporting it.
"Anytime we are going to give people back more of their hard-earned money, I'm in favor of that," Cantor said.
While Obama wants Congress to pass the bill by late January or early February, Cantor suggested lawmakers will not rush to pass the measure.
"We are, I believe, willing to work with the president-elect and Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi so we get it right, so we are not wasting taxpayer dollars," he said.
Cantor said he hoped Democrats would avoid loading a stimulus bill with "age old wasteful, pork barrel spending."
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