Pres. Obama to sign stimulus package in Denver Tues.

February 14, 2009 - President Barack Obama will sign the $787 billion economic stimulus bill on Tuesday in Denver, a White House official said on Saturday, Feb. 14.. According to the Denver Post, CNN reported that a senior administration official cited a desire to get "away from the politics of Washington."

Another unnamed official described Denver as "a place that will see the benefits of the bill in hiring workers." The signing will take place a the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Learn more in the Feb. 15 Denver Post article "Stimulus' big stage is Denver."

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WASHINGTON - President Obama is back on the road next week, including a stop in Denver, to convince Americans the stimulus plan will get the job done.

The president is planning stops in Denver and Phoenix next Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 18 and 19.

That comes on top of a whirlwind of travel this week, Obama is scheduled to be in Peoria, Ill., Thursday afternoon after visiting Indiana, Florida and Virginia earlier.

With next week's travel, Obama aims to continue promoting his $790 billion plan to create jobs and pump up consumer activity through spending programs and tax relief.

A compromise has been reached on a package among White House and congressional negotiators, and final votes in the House and Senate were expected Friday. Once passed, it would go to Obama for his signature.

Obama also is expected to talk about his administration's separate plan, announced this week, for using the rest of the $700 billion financial rescue package that Congress approved last year.

Obama has said he plans to make the announcement himself of how he intends to help people in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. That announcement could come during his travels, or wait until he is back at the White House.

Another decision still being made by the White House: where, when and how Obama would sign the stimulus bill into law. Obama aides want to make a splash with the event, either by making it as high-profile as possible at the White House, or staging a ceremony on the road.

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