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  • House passes Boehner’s Budget Control Act

    07/29/2011 3:54:42 PM PDT · by Nachum · 39 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 7/29/11 | Daily Caller
    After a wild and bumpy ride, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed Speaker of the House John Boehner’s Budget Control Act Friday evening. The vote fell along party lines at 218-210, with 22 Republicans voting against the bill. The House passage comes after many hours of arm-twisting and negotiating to get enough of the GOP freshmen class to promise a “yes” vote. At several points, the plan was on clear life support, with little chance of surviving. (RELATED: Obama makes last-ditch plea for a debt deal) One of the later converts came Friday afternoon with Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona....