Debt ceiling deal clears House; Senate next
- By
- Lucy Madison
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- Economy
(Credit: CBS/AP) The House on Monday voted to approve a deal to raise the debt limit, voting
269-161 for a bill that would cut government spending by trillions and effectively raise the debt ceiling through the end of 2012. The bill, which was brokered Sunday night in last-minute negotiations between the White House and Congressional leaders, passed with the support of 174 Republicans and 95 Democrats. Among those who voted to support the bill was Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who
returned to Washington for the vote.
Gabrielle Giffords votes for debt limit deal Before the vote, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said "it's hard to believe we are putting our best foot forward with the legislation that comes before us today." But, she noted, "I'm proud of some of the accomplishments contained with it and that's why I'm voting for it."
Leaders race to garner support for debt bill as House prepares for vote Debt deal rankles liberals, Tea Partiers in the House White House sells debt deal ahead of congressional vote The plan will cut nearly $1 trillion in government spending over the next 10 years and raise the amount of money the U.S. is legally allowed to borrow by enough to avoid another showdown on the matter before next year's presidential election. It will also create a special congressional committee of a dozen members -- three from each party from the House and the Senate - that would be tasked with coming up with recommendations for $1.5 trillion in further deficit reductions by Thanksgiving. Those reductions could include cuts from defense and social safety net programs, as well as changes to the tax code. If the recommendations are not created or approved by Congress by the end of the year, there will be more than $1 trillion automatic spending cuts unless a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution is sent to the states. In remarks on the House floor prior to the Monday evening vote, Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., who voted for the bill, accused the Tea Party of taking the American economy "hostage" and expressed his hope that the bipartisan congressional committee determining the second round of cuts would consider the "priorities of this nation." "For the first time in American history the radical right has held the economy hostage," he said. "Hopefully the [super congressional] committee will accurately reflect the priorities of this nation."end quote.
That the radical right in the Tea Party held this nation and the world hostage is no joke. The damage already done world wide by this especially to Japan is no joke either. Many businesses and countries around the world you will see take revenge upon the radical right of this country in many different ways around the world for years to come for this. This isn't over unfortunately. The repercussions of this are a kind of economic world war in the making I'm afraid. Good Luck and Godspeed to all the residents of earth. God help us all!
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