So, the incoming Congress gets to vote on this, right?
House Votes tomorrow.....
Old Congress still in session.
Not sure when it changes.....someone will be along to fill in that detail!
House does NOT have to vote on this yet. There will be calls to amend it, send it back to the Senate, and go to conference - I would almost bet on that.
“So, the incoming Congress gets to vote on this, right?”
Not yet, from my limited understanding. I’ve been lead to believe that the lame ducks have until the third. Boner should double down, let the taxes go up and shut the damned federal government down.There is no deal, the senate can’t ram this down the throat of the house unless they allow it
Not soon. The New Congress doesn't come in until Thursday. The old House is to vote on it today, Tuesday. If they pass it, the new Congress could vote on it again, but since the leadership in both houses will (probably) be the same, they won't. And even the House does, the Senate won't, just as they haven't voted on a budget in the last four years. Just as they didn't vote on the House bill passed in June, that would have avoided "the Cliff", not even on an amended version more to their liking.
We've been set up, and most knew it was a set up..except the R leadership.. assuming they wanted to prevent it from coming to this whole "end of the world" cliff thing, which is used to stampede the people into believing "Something Must Be Done", even the wrong something.