Posted on 12/16/2010 7:03:26 PM PST by advance_copy
After liberals in the Democratic Caucus forced a several-hour delay on tax-cut legislation, the House approved the rules for debate on the legislation this evening and have now begun three hours of general debate. A final vote on the legislation is expected after midnight.
Yesterday, the Senate approved the $858 billion tax plan, by a vote of 81 to 19. The measure (HR 4853), negotiated by President Obama and Senate Republicans, would allow tax cuts for all income levels to continue for two years and extend unemployment insurance benefits for jobless Americans for 13 months.
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Not sure if that's within the rules of order, but that's what was reported that is going to happen. C-SPAN says now that the voting will start around 11pm. Bob "Who Yoo" Etheridge (D-NC) is up now.
Open wide America! Here come the Commie’RATS with more garbage to shove down your throat!
Who is short stocky bald fellow controlling the GOP time? That was a great 30 second comeback he had there about how the Democrats have run up the highest defecits in history.
That was a mad smackdown, bigtime.
I am enjoying watching all these Democrats who’ve been kicked out talk. There goes Taylor from Mississippi, he’s history. Etheridge from North Carolina was up before that. Talk now, you only have 2 weeks left!
Watching some of the finest displays of ignorance and stupidity that this country has to offer. Sheila Jackson Lee Moron-TX was yelling and spitting...maybe her hair is too tight?
The inheritance tax the Senate Republicans have proposed, with a $10 million exemption and a maximum rate the same as the maximum income tax rate, is exactly what I proposed on this web site.
I just hope the Senate Republicans remembered to index the $10 million deduction for inflation, or else the real inheritance tax will rise every year due to inflation.
I’m thinking the exemption in this bill is only $5 million. I’ll look it up.
Hensarling (R-TX): “Americans want paychecks, not unemployment checks.”
I thought the damn thing was DEAD, dead, dead dead! The pubs better hang tough or else there will be HELL TO PAY!!!
Who is this idiot? What the hell is he talking about? School teachers, ambulances not paid for by the rich? Who the hell does this jerk think pays all the Federal taxes. Liar. Sam Farr from California. Well, I guess that’s explains it.
Poor democrats, now this idiot Cooper they re-elected again. He ran adds about being frugal, but voted for all the Tarp, all the bailouts. Now he’s upset because they can’t take enough money from Steinbreener, who paid taxes on this money all his life.
Poor democraps, all upset because they aren’t getting enough money to waste on other earmarks and entitlements for their voting block - free loaders.
Polis: wasn’t he sent packing in November. “The leadership of Barack Obama...” LOL.
They are on the floor making their campaign ad speeches...the outcome of the vote is already determined, so what else would they be doing???
Levin, listen to this blithering moron. Is there any doubt why this country is in the mess it’s in, when you have people like this tool Levin in “leadership” positions.
Who the hell elects people like this ?
Weiner (D-NY) up now. He’s a dweeb.
Oh #^#!??!. Anthony Weiner. Here, jerk. Take my wallet. Just take it all. Give it to the poor. After all, they deserve it more than I do.
Pelosi now.... blech!
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