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ProSense

(116,464 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:22 AM Jan 2013

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Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill Into Law

Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill Into Law

President Obama signed H.R. 8, the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012," a bipartisan bill to avert the so-called fiscal cliff in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday night via autopen, the White House announced.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-signs-fiscal-cliff-bill-into-law

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Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill Into Law (Original Post) ProSense Jan 2013 OP

I wondered when he was going to sign it. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #1

Waiting for the handful of trolls to cut and paste their outrage. n/t Solindsey Jan 2013 #2

Over the pen? Or that he signed it? jberryhill Jan 2013 #3

And then what? cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #4

K&R for the 2 Million long term unemployed & their families who got a 1-year extension in this bill. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #5

He signed it over here in Hawai'i.. nice, glad he got Cha Jan 2013 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,523 posts)

1. I wondered when he was going to sign it.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:24 AM

Jan 2013

I'm relieved he did it now...

Solindsey

(115 posts)

2. Waiting for the handful of trolls to cut and paste their outrage. n/t

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:32 AM

Jan 2013

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. Over the pen? Or that he signed it?

Reply to Solindsey (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 03:09 AM

Jan 2013

I'll take "the pen" at 5 to 1

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

4. And then what?

Reply to Solindsey (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 03:11 AM

Jan 2013

SunSeeker

(51,512 posts)

5. K&R for the 2 Million long term unemployed & their families who got a 1-year extension in this bill.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 03:16 AM

Jan 2013

Cha

(296,845 posts)

6. He signed it over here in Hawai'i.. nice, glad he got

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 03:20 AM

Jan 2013

to go back and be with Michelle and the girls..possibly until they have to go back to school

Thanks ProSense

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