Obama's Stimulus Plan Will Take Weeks Of Work

January 05, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of calif. in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President-elect Barack Obama meets today with congressional leaders on his economic stimulus plan. Top Democrats say even if lawmakers move quickly, it could take weeks to get the plan ready to be signed into law. NPR's Allison Keyes reports.

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