------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Since the elections, we've worked with the president and Congressman Foster to quickly pass a bill that would apply a defibrillator to the economy and shock it back to life," Chamber Executive Vice President Bruce Josten said in a statement supporting Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.), one beneficiary of the releases.
"While not everyone in Washington or Illinois agrees on every item in this package, the whole is more important than the individual parts," Josten added. "Our economy is in uncharted and dangerous waters and inaction from Washington is not an option."
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Explain.