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Fiscal Cliff Deal Limps Across Finish Line in House
Roll Call ^ | 1/1/2013 | Daniel Newhauser

Posted on 01/01/2013 8:36:34 PM PST by GVnana

The Congress that convened two years ago under the war cries of the tea party is slowly coming to an end with a Champagne-less whimper on New Year’s Day 2013.

The House voted late Tuesday evening, in a rare holiday session, to pass a fiscal cliff bill brokered without the involvement of the GOP majority and with far less than half of their votes.

The bill (HR 8) was amended by the Senate in the early morning hours on an 89-8 vote, carrying language crafted over the holiday weekend by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

The 257-167 roll call in the humbled House concluded close to 11 p.m., with 172 Democratic votes and only 85 Republicans, fewer of their own conference than GOP leaders hoped for perhaps, but more than enough to clear the necessary majority to send the legislation to President Barack Obama’s desk.

“Am I having a nightmare, or what?” Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio could be heard saying on the House floor, perhaps in jest. Boehner voted for the measure. Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California and Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam of Illinois all voted against it. Budget Chairman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., who has largely remained quiet during the debate over the last few weeks, voted for the legislation.


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I didn't march in the streets for this.
1 posted on 01/01/2013 8:36:40 PM PST by GVnana
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To: GVnana

Ryan is a jerk and let Biden walk all over him in the debates


2 posted on 01/01/2013 8:39:01 PM PST by Democrat_media (media makes mass shooters household names to create more & take our guns)
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To: GVnana

WHO are the 85 Republicans we need to PRIMARY OUT of office?


3 posted on 01/01/2013 8:40:30 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: GVnana

i just called the RNC and let a message of complete disgust with their ineptitude and told them they should be ashamed of themselves for caving.


4 posted on 01/01/2013 8:41:20 PM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: indianrightwinger; Longbow1969
This is what you appeasers and go along to get along wimps got us.

Own it.

/johnny

5 posted on 01/01/2013 8:41:43 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: GVnana

Long past due, what a stupid fight over nothing.

Time to move to the debt limit fight.


6 posted on 01/01/2013 8:41:53 PM PST by sickoflibs (Dems go for results, meaning winning. Rs go for symbolism and whining about losing.)
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To: GVnana

Great news for the middle class. The Bush tax cuts were all expiring, but are now made permanent. I am admiring McConnell’s negotiating skills to get this done. AMT gets indexed, Death tax gets indexed, capital gains & Dividends at 15% rate permanently. All good for middle class.


7 posted on 01/01/2013 8:43:50 PM PST by entropy12 (The republic is doomed when people figure out they can get free stuff by voting democrats)
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To: GVnana

The last time I saw a rout of this magnitude over the majority in the
House was when Reagan steamrolled Tip O’Neil and the Rats who
had the majority in the house.
Reagan did it by going directly to the people.
This time, it was a total collapse in leadership.
What a rout.


8 posted on 01/01/2013 8:44:42 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: sickoflibs

Time to move to the debt limit fight so “Boner” can “F” us again?


9 posted on 01/01/2013 8:44:56 PM PST by WellyP (question!)
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To: Democrat_media
Ryan is so stupid or so corrupted that he doesn't have enough sense to vote NO if just to keep up his image.

He sold out to his pal Boehner and the Washington establishment.

Sad. He is not even a caricature of his old self. He now is happy to dwell in the cess pool. Ryan's clock was cleaned by Biden. Guess now he thinks, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."

10 posted on 01/01/2013 8:45:06 PM PST by Memphis Moe
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To: sickoflibs
Time to move to the debt limit fight.

We will lose that too.

11 posted on 01/01/2013 8:46:43 PM PST by Logical me
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To: GVnana
Here's a list of our ENEMIES and our COWARDS.

12 posted on 01/01/2013 8:47:00 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: GVnana
What happened to the Hastert rule?
13 posted on 01/01/2013 8:47:54 PM PST by oldbrowser (They are marxists, don't call them democrats)
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To: sickoflibs
Time to move to the debt limit fight.

Don't worry. Boner & Co. will roll over on that issue, too.

14 posted on 01/01/2013 8:47:54 PM PST by Fiji Hill (Io Triumphe!)
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To: Memphis Moe
I would have shut that stupid smirking Biden up. I would have said what are you the Joker , all you do is laugh you smirking little marxist dictatorial peon, don't you get it that socialism doesn't work how dare you try to limit individual rights and increase government size you little sick tyrant, typical democrat

but Ryan just took it , what a dork

15 posted on 01/01/2013 8:48:18 PM PST by Democrat_media (media makes mass shooters household names to create more & take our guns)
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To: All

Folks....

If you are still making excuses for voting GOP (like “if you vote 3d Party you help a Democrat win”)...you are not a Conservative

Making excuses for Liberal PhonyCons will not cut it anymore


16 posted on 01/01/2013 8:48:18 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (Fiscal Conservatives are Neither)
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To: GVnana
“Am I having a nightmare, or what?” Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio...

oh boo frickin' hoo.

17 posted on 01/01/2013 8:48:40 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Memphis Moe

Remember the old bumper sticker that could be seen on the back of a car or an RV driven by a retired couple that said something like “ WE ARE SPENDING OUR CHILDREN’S INHERITANCE”?
Well now we need a new one...
“ MY LIMITED INFORMATION VOTER CHILDREN’S INHERITANCE IS GOING TO THEIR HERO, 0BAMA!”


18 posted on 01/01/2013 8:49:52 PM PST by celtic gal
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To: SeminoleCounty

Bingo!


19 posted on 01/01/2013 8:50:36 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Nothing will change until after the war.)
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To: sickoflibs

“Time to move to the debt limit fight.”

What do you expect Boner to do on that? I expect him to kiss Obama’s butt again after some unnecessary drama, just like he did on this and every other issue.


20 posted on 01/01/2013 8:51:01 PM PST by jospehm20
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