Barack Obama’s administration has stepped up pressure on US lawmakers, threatening to force them to work through their one-week recess starting Friday, to get the $800bn economic stimulus package enacted as soon as possible. Amid the worst job losses in a generation, Obama postponed details of a $350bn bank rescue plan to force legislators to focus first on passing the economic stimulus bill. Tim Geithner, Treasury secretary, will now unveil the new TARP scheme guidelines on Tuesday. To put further pressure on Congress, Obama will on Monday hold a session with voters in Indiana before staging his first presidential press conference during evening prime-time TV.
