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Tuesday, January 1, 2013


Randi Weingarten ‏@rweingarten
Relieved House passed Senate Bill-shldnt wait until last minute tho-Can't continue 2 have every issue reach precipice of disaster b4 action 

 
GOP infighting again, woo! RT : Boehner, Ryan: yes. Rubio, Cantor: no. Very interesting.

President Obama will react to the House vote at 11:20 p.m. in the Brady Briefing Room.

 
Bill is passing. One consequence: Boehner's Rs will be out for blood with the next debt-ceiling fight.

RT : Paul Ryan voted yes? Hell just froze over
 
Paul Krugman-- How Prez stands ground on debt ceiling fight ahead will be 1 measure of deal/ Perspective on the Deal
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Heb 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. 

 
Ds voting yes are reversing position of 2001,2003 and every year since.they opposed permanency...could have acted in 2009/10.
 
 
Tonight’s bipartisan vote is a victory for the middle class. Also a victory for President and VP who kept their promise to American people.

Vote Breakdown: Yeas -> 85 GOP, 172 Dems. Nays -> 151 GOP, 16 Dems. Total 257 Yeas/167 Nays.  
 
House approves sweeping tax deal
 
House votes to block salary hike for federal workers, members of Congress

 
Reluctantly voted no on . Needed to do more to prioritize middle, working class. Had some good but not enough.

 
At 11:20pm ET, President Obama will deliver a statement from the Briefing Room. Watch live:
 
House passes fiscal cliff bill
 
RIP - The Failed Bush Tax Cuts for the Rich 2001 - 2013.
 
 
Boehner aide on vote, "Yes vote was important bc it was best deal cld get and takes the tax issue off the table."

 
An Array of Sweeteners in Senate's Fiscal Deal
 
FreedomWorks against Senate deal

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