W. Todd Akin: “I think when you start talking about $800 billion or $1 trillion, those are such box car size numbers, it's a little bit…”

“I think when you start talking about $800 billion or $1 trillion, those are such box car size numbers, it's a little bit tricky to put them in perspective. I think you've done a great job when you bring it down to the fact that the stimulus package that was just passed last week by the Democrats, that would be your medical care and your food and clothing for an average family. That's what that would be. That's how much it's going to cost an average family. Or you could say it's what it costs you to have your house. Those are significant numbers. I think it brings it home, and we really to ask ourselves what are we getting for this stimulus package?”