Certain Firms, Industries Got Last-Minute Gifts in Stimulus By - February 15, 2009 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp In rushing to pull together a landmark economic stimulus package last week, Democratic lawmakers and the White House added billions in new spending and tax breaks that will benefit a handful of specific companies and industries. Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Hal Brown Michael Cohen Story: Beware the Lawyer Spurned FUBAR Pending Mueller report puts Barr under spotlight Hal Brown Dershowitz: 25th can be used when president is psychiatrically incapacitated.