House approves bipartisan budget deal

thisnumbersdisconnected · Dec 12, 2013

[URL="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/12/house-approves-two-year-budget-plan-over-conservatives-objections/]Fox News: House overwhelmingly approves two-year budget plan on a bipartisan vote[/URL]

The House approved a two-year budget plan on Thursday evening, voting 332-94 over the objections of conservatives concerned it would increase spending in the short-term and liberals concerned it would not extend long-term jobless aid.

The bill, which passed on a bipartisan vote, now goes to the Senate. The House vote indicates the bill could be on a relatively clear path to the president’s desk, in sharp contrast to the protracted budget standoff in the fall which resulted in a partial government shutdown.

Lawmakers face a Jan. 15 deadline this time around to approve a spending plan.

The bill was approved with more Republican that Democratic votes. House Speaker John Boehner was among those voting yes -- notable because the speaker often does not vote.
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They obviously posted the story without knowing the final vote total, which was 332-94. I know at the time the clock expired on the rollcall, only 300 members had cast a vote, and it was something like 156-144. A bunch of Democrats obviously punched out of their "no" votes and changed to a "yea" after it passed. Don't want to appear to be out of touch with reality come November, I guess.

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