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flpoljunkie

(26,184 posts) Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:11 PM Jan 2013

Politico Breaking News: House to allow vote on Senate passed fiscal cliff bill [View all]

Source: Politico

POLITICO Breaking News

01/01/2013 08:01 PM EST (expires: 01/01/2013 09:01 PM EST)

The House plans to vote tonight on the Senate-passed bill to avert the fiscal cliff. Passage in the House, which is expected, would clear the bill for law since President Barack Obama has said he will sign the legislation.

The decision to move to an up-or-down vote comes after House Republicans internally rejected a plan to amend the bill with a package of spending cuts. That move would've likely killed the bill, allowing taxes to go up on all Americans.

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Politico Breaking News: House to allow vote on Senate passed fiscal cliff bill [View all] flpoljunkie Jan 2013 OP

WaPo - "House could vote Tuesday on Senate cliff deal" TomCADem Jan 2013 #1

Perhaps cooler heads prevailed as votes were perhaps not there for an amended bill flpoljunkie Jan 2013 #4

Which two Democrats voted NO in the Senate? (nt) question everything Jan 2013 #2

Three: Carper, Bennet and Harkin flpoljunkie Jan 2013 #5

Bennet!!! blaze Jan 2013 #11

Good for all three of these men. 4dsc Jan 2013 #17

Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Sherrod Brown did not think Cha Jan 2013 #20

Bennet and Carper wanted SS and Medicare cuts. nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #22

Bennet: doesn't reduce the debt. Harkin: neglects the middle class. Carper: not a grand bargain Orangepeel Jan 2013 #13

Thanks. You'd think that Harkin, at least question everything Jan 2013 #16

thanks Orangepeel! I've been wondering about Bennet and Carper.. Cha Jan 2013 #21

Bennet and Carper seemed to have wanted something worse. Orangepeel Jan 2013 #25

Oh, well, that makes more sense. thanks Cha Jan 2013 #26

A summary of the three reasons demwing Jan 2013 #27

It's not often I disagree with Harkin, but here I do. bemildred Jan 2013 #28

Umm.. I'm rooting for the fleabaggers carry the day. denbot Jan 2013 #3

It's like an upside-down bizarro world. Poll_Blind Jan 2013 #6

And that ends Boehner's speakership Recursion Jan 2013 #7

No. Quite the opposite BlueStreak Jan 2013 #8

Oh, I see your point Recursion Jan 2013 #9

correct. DCBob Jan 2013 #10

Yeah, I had that backwards. I've been off the Hill for a while. Recursion Jan 2013 #12

When you go to kill the king, it is really important that BlueStreak Jan 2013 #14

Yes, when you shoot at the king, don't miss. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #19

"Do not wound the Prince"--Machiavelli. nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #23

LIVE STREAM LINK to The House debate and vote Tx4obama Jan 2013 #15

What's the Tea Party afraid of? bucolic_frolic Jan 2013 #18

Passed 257-167, per MSNBC! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #24