Washington – House Votes To Raise Debt limit, Cut Spending

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Washington – The House has passed legislation designed to keep the government from defaulting on its debts. The measure also sets a course for reducing the federal deficit in the future.

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The Senate, where support is stronger, is expected to take up the bill on Tuesday, the deadline for Congress to act before the government loses its ability to pay all its bills.

The 269-161 vote in the House came after Republican leaders spent the day urging recalcitrant conservatives to support the bill.

The bill would raise the debt ceiling by more than $2 trillion and cut federal spending by a similar amount over the next decade. A special congressional committee would be set up to consider entitlement and tax changes.


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Mark Levin
Mark Levin
12 years ago

Please don’t lie to us! They voted to raise the debt ceiling, which is like having your credit limit raised when you don’t pay yopur bills, but they DID NOT cut spending!!

Mark Levin
Mark Levin
12 years ago

John Boehner WILL be primaried by someone who is a true Conservative.

DRE53
DRE53
12 years ago

August 1 will be marked in my calendar as a tragic day. Those who voted for the bill destroyed America for decades to come.

DRE53
DRE53
12 years ago

August 1 will be marked in my calendar as a tragic day. Those who voted for the bill destroyed America for decades to come.

Sherree
Sherree
12 years ago

And who is monitoring the spending????

Butterfly
Butterfly
12 years ago

We all pay for our own Health Insurance!! Let them pay for their own!! Multiply approximately $2300 times 535 is a couple of million saved annually!! Let them pay!! When my husband was not working last year we still paid over 1,000 a month for health insurance.