(ABC News George) Stephanopoulos: Top House Official Says House Has 230 Votes to Pass Bailout Bill

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Source: ABC News

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: A top House official is confident House leaders have enough votes to pass the financial rescue package, which is expected to be voted on later today.

A top House official tells ABC News they have at least 230 votes for the bailout package - at least 150 Democrats and at least 80 Republicans.

The House of Representatives needs 218 votes to pass the bill.

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/stephanopoulo-4.html

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1. The last time fear dictated US policy it was such a smashing success

why not? :eyes:

[orwell]

2. They wouldn't bring it to the floor...

...if they didn't know they had the votes.

[blueclown]

5. Nancy did take the bill to the floor last time without the votes.

[orwell]

7. But she knows she screwed up by believing that the R's would deliver...

...she said she wouldn't make the same mistake again.

[wundermaus]

3. This bailout bill will go down in history as

the self inflected gunshot wound that killed America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqIFoBXGizc

[ixion]

4. Yep, we've been playing Russian Roulette for quite some time

and it looks like it's our turn.

[Javaman]

6. may the imaginary being in the universe have mercy on our souls. nt

[greyghost]

8. Why do I keep seeing Christopher Walken wearing a bandana?

[dhpgetsit]

9. It's not going to be as simple as electing Dems.

We're going to have to keep pressing them to work for us and not the corporate elite.

[greyghost]

10. How true, how true.

[ohio2007]

11. get ready

for the gas tax