Wednesday, June 1, 2011

House Rejects Unconditional Debt Ceiling Hike

Russell Berman, The Hill
The House overwhelmingly voted down an unconditional increase to the $14.3 trillion debt limit Tuesday, as the Republican majority delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Obama ahead of a meeting at the White House.The vote was 318-97, with 82 Democrats joining every Republican in rejecting legislation that would have authorized $2.4 trillion in additional borrowing by the federal government. Seven Democrats voted present on the legislation.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/06/01/house_rejects_unconditional_debt_ceiling_hike_256444.html

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