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House narrowly approves spending bill, legislation heads to Senate
Fox News ^ | 12/11/2014

Posted on 12/11/2014 7:17:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind

The House narrowly approved a vital spending bill Thursday night despite deep misgivings among liberals and conservatives alike, sending the measure to the Senate as a funding deadline looms.

The bill passed on a 219-206 vote, following an intense lobbying effort by House Republican leaders and the White House.

Current government funding technically runs out at midnight Thursday, and lawmakers still are expected to move a stopgap measure to buy time as the Senate considers the main $1.1 trillion spending package. That debate could last through the weekend and potentially into Monday.

Passage in the House followed hours of urgent appeals from an unlikely alliance: President Obama and House GOP leadership.

Obama and Vice President Biden worked the phones to sway Democratic lawmakers. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough also met on the Hill with the Democratic caucus. Despite sources inside the meeting initially saying he did little to persuade lawmakers, a rift emerged in the Democratic leadership late Thursday. As House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi continued to oppose the bill, her deputy, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., urged passage.

Meanwhile, House GOP leaders did what they could to sway conservative members who, for different reasons, were opposed to the package.

In the end, 67 Republicans defected, but 57 Democrats voted for it.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: boehnerbetrayal; congress; housespendingbill; omnibus; senate; spending; spendingbill
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1 posted on 12/11/2014 7:17:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Still no roll yet but keep refreshing this page


2 posted on 12/11/2014 7:18:28 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Here we go again.

They get the gold, and we get the shaft.

Check this out folks: SOCIAL JUSTICE
3 posted on 12/11/2014 7:18:57 PM PST by DoughtyOne (GOP. GOPe. GOPeGads! GOPeWWWWWWWWWWWWW...)
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To: SeekAndFind

Boehner dancing with the devil.


4 posted on 12/11/2014 7:20:21 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3236359/posts


5 posted on 12/11/2014 7:21:32 PM PST by tomkat
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To: SeekAndFind

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll563.xml


6 posted on 12/11/2014 7:21:49 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: tomkat

Yes but this thread provides more details.


7 posted on 12/11/2014 7:23:02 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Glad I left the Party.

Pray America is waking


8 posted on 12/11/2014 7:25:59 PM PST by bray (Palin/Perry 16 two Ps in a pod)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well they caved and betrayed the base before they were even sworn in as the majority. I can hardly wait to see what will happen after January. Unbelievable!


9 posted on 12/11/2014 7:26:06 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: mrsmith

I’m going to miss Michelle Bachmann ( who voted no ).

Steve King voted no as well.

Paul Ryan voted yes.

So did Bill Cassidy ( who just defeated Landrieu last week ).


10 posted on 12/11/2014 7:26:20 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Of course, God forbid they work


11 posted on 12/11/2014 7:26:40 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: DoughtyOne

They got the gold mine we got the shaft
They said they split it all down the middle
But the queers/illegals/perverts got the better half

Is boehner a homosexual? He acts like one. Is he married? Is she like michelle or is it possible he is a tranny, female to male? They are rare but it would explain a lot.


12 posted on 12/11/2014 7:27:37 PM PST by Deathtomarxists (It walks up stairs all over in pairs it makes a whispering sound, its obama's stinky slinky)
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To: SeekAndFind

Once the dance has been decided upon, all that remains is choreography.


13 posted on 12/11/2014 7:27:55 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (The uniparty: celebrating over 150 years of oligarchy and political control!)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

“I can hardly wait to see what will happen after January.”

More of the same. A dog always returns to its vomit.


14 posted on 12/11/2014 7:29:37 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (The uniparty: celebrating over 150 years of oligarchy and political control!)
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To: SeekAndFind

The scarey part is that Boener is going to have even more power next year. In a sense We are even more doomed with republicans in control as all the fighting will end and the republicans will be doing Obama’s and the democrats bidding.
Boener was groomed for this job just like Obama. And Boener is one of the greatest infiltrators, and traitors to have ever lived. The USA is ending. Checkmate.


15 posted on 12/11/2014 7:30:07 PM PST by Revel
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To: SeekAndFind

We’ll see how many minutes it takes the senate to pass.

They’re in agreement, so you’ll pardon me if I don’t stay up to watch.


16 posted on 12/11/2014 7:34:55 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (The uniparty: celebrating over 150 years of oligarchy and political control!)
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To: bray

Which party did you join?


17 posted on 12/11/2014 7:35:10 PM PST by entropy12 (Dumb and Dumber to borrow money from China to protect oil flow to China from middle-east.)
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To: Revel

Oh sure. Where’s Obama’s veto pen when we really need it? Now THAT would be interesting to see.


18 posted on 12/11/2014 7:35:52 PM PST by tenger (It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for. -Will Rogers)
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To: SeekAndFind

www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3236366/posts


19 posted on 12/11/2014 7:36:17 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: Mozilla

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3236366/posts


20 posted on 12/11/2014 7:36:55 PM PST by Mozilla
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