The Collins-Nelson amendment passed 61-37, and the stimulus bill now moves through to conference committee. A committee of House and Senate members (to include Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid) will seek a bicameral compromise.
Center for American Progress has a great blog explaining why the House version will create more jobs than the Senate version.
ProPublica has a side-by-side comparison of the bills.
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