214-188 Vote - House Passes $819B Stimulus Bill

FoxNews ^ | 1/29/2009

[GVnana]

The House of Representatives approved an $819 billion economic stimulus package Wednesday, dealing the new Obama administration a legislative victory but also giving Republicans a chance to show their resolve as the opposition party.

The final vote was 244-188, mostly along party lines. All Republicans who were present voted against the bill. They were joined in their opposition by 11 Democrats.

The largely partisan vote undercut Obama's push for bipartisan support for the bill after he had argued that a new style of politics is needed in Washington.

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

Is it true that the BILL will PAY smokers to STOP smoking??? thats what i heard??? In any case, GOOD for the republicans,bravo

[rabscuttle385]

214-188 Vote - House Passes $819 Stimulus Bill

Only $819? LOL!

[xcamel]

Look at breaking news sidebar first, then post.

[NinoFan]

Heck, I would’ve been all for that, LOL!

[LibFreeUSA]

i>"... along party lines."

"Mostly"???? - I thought the facts show "ENTIRELY", or is this a new version of english language??

[freeangel]

This is frickin ridiculous. And the e-mail addresses I have to try and stop it in the senate are coming back as “invalid.”

[mathprof]

Republicans getting gonads. I’m pleasantly surprised!!!!

[verklaring]

The largely partisan vote...

Correction: Completely partisan vote for the bill

[LibFreeUSA]

"...mostly along party lines."

"Mostly"???? - I thought the facts show "ENTIRELY", or is this a new version of english language??

[NinoFan]

It always seems so simple to me. I guess people are in such a history to be ‘first’ that they don’t look to see what is already in BN.

[bamahead]

"Mostly"???? - I thought the facts show "ENTIRELY", or is this a new version of english language??

They were joined in their opposition by 11 Democrats

[GVnana]

Yes. Maybe now we can stop quibbling and start having a real agenda!

[kellynla]

O’Reilly just interviewed Dick Morris on the “stimulus package”...he said it would be not “stimulate anything”... Morris predicts 10% unemployment this year and 20% inflation in 2010 & 2011...

sound familiar...Obama will be Jimmy Carter redux...”one & done!”

[henkster]

The only new style of politics in Washington is the size of the pig they served up to themselves. The “sky is falling” crisis talk to buy their votes with our money is no different.

[txnativegop]

Who were the Dems that crossed over?

[GVnana]

Yeah, and Nancy Pelosi had the nerve to say, "We won."

Memo to Nancy, your poll numbers are lower than Bush's. Nobody will be kowtowing to you

[mkjessup]

$819 dollars is all you’re going to have left for every man, woman and child in America after Comrade 0bama and his politburo finish pickpocketing the U.S. Treasury.

[mathprof]

McLoser and Grahamnisty will support it in the Senate.

[6SJ7]

Is it true that the BILL will PAY smokers to STOP smoking???

If that's true, I'm taking up smoking so I can get a piece of pie to quit.