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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Wed Oct 28, 2015, 05:30 PM Oct 2015

BREAKING: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote

House lawmakers in both parties joined forces Wednesday to pass a sweeping budget deal that marks both a parting victory for outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and a valedictory gift for his likely replacement, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

The final vote was 266 to 167, with 79 Republicans joining every Democrat in sealing passage. Ryan was among the supporters.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal

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Also:

Bernie Sanders backs the budget deal:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/258392-sanders-backs-budget-deal-despite-defense-spending-concerns

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BREAKING: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 OP

Huge win for Obama and America and a crushing defeat for the Tea Party, that is the main result. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #1

^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ Tarheel_Dem Oct 2015 #2

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

1. Huge win for Obama and America and a crushing defeat for the Tea Party, that is the main result.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 05:32 PM

Oct 2015

Essentially a giant Fuck You to the Freedom from Freedom Caucus, which is what the tea people call themselves now that they are as popular as Ebola outside rural Iowa and NH GOP primary voters.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,222 posts)

2. ^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 06:25 PM

Oct 2015

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