Posted on 02/01/2006 2:40:38 PM PST by frankjr
UPDATE:
216-214.
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) proved to be the decisive 215th vote.
At that moment, according to the Hotline's Jonathan Martin, Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt pantomimed a throat slash to the presiding officer, Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL). Upon receipt of that sign, Foley quickly gaveled the voting period to a close.
The flips: Jim Gerlach, Rob Simmons, John Sweeney, to start with.
Article date should read 2/1/06 not 2/1/05. Thanks.
More detail:
House Narrowly Approves Budget-Cutting Bill
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183431,00.html
I don't think one democrat voted for this.
Dems want entitlement spending to bankrupt this country.
Republicans have to realize that when they bash republicans on spending they are helping to make nancy pelosi speaker of the house.
The truth is there are about 180 republicans in the house that would love to really cut the rate of growth of these entitlements. But with all dems against it and the rinos we have to take what we can get.
Why aren't dems blamed for the spending. This vote should be highlighted.
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