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A number of economists at an event sponsored by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a group of federal budget hawks, said a second stimulus is in the offing.

"I think we'll get a stimulus package, whether it's spending or tax cuts," said Tim Adams, a former Treasury undersecretary for international affairs. "I think there is certainly a need for spending on infrastructure."

Dean Baker, co-director of the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research, called for a "green stimulus."

"Let's give… more