Rheo Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 The House passed H.R. 6726, the Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act, in a 287-129 vote. The vote count is not yet up....who are the 129? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 House Republicans reversed course Tuesday evening and charted a course toward likely passage of the bipartisan agreement struck in the Senate to avoid the worst effects of the “fiscal cliff,’’setting up a late-night vote to complete a dramatic day in which the critical legislation appeared to be endangered for several hours. In a second meeting with GOP members Tuesday, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric I. Cantor (R-Va.) outlined the options for handling the Senate plan while explaining the high “risk” involved with approving a different bill that might die in the other chamber, according to lawmakers exiting the evening session. Such an outcome could make the House GOP the public face of a failed effort to avert automatic tax hikes and spending cuts and possibly cause a public outcry as taxes on every American worker would jump. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Should vote within the hour. No amendments. Likely will pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Bill is passed goes to O for signiture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Tim Scott Michele Bachmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 House eats the dog food Paul Mirengoff 1/1/13 The House has passed the Biden-McConnell fiscal cliff compromise bill by a vote of 257-167. Only 16 Democrats voted no. On the Republican side, it was 85 for and 151 against. We’ve said all we have to say, I think, about the issues and the politics presented by this particular vote. The focus now turns to the sequester, the debt-ceiling, and the continuing resolution. Will the Republicans be able to obtain meaningful spending cuts, without more tax increases, out of these showdowns? You wouldn’t bet it, would you? (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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