"H.R. 1, As Amended, Passes..."

[brooklynite]

Final vote 61-37

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. good. n/t

[jsamuel]

2. it needs 60 to override rules on the budget

it needed 60 for cloture, but it also needs 60 to override budget rules that allow it to not be counted towards the yearly deficit

[brooklynite]

8. I think they already voted on the Budget Law waiver

[Political Heretic]

10. Yes.

[tekisui]

12. 61-37 Final.

[mdmc]

3. score one for America!

[tekisui]

rePukes lose. American workers win.

[WI_DEM]

4. but the fight is on with reconciling the house and senate bill.

[underpants]

5. Ha! of course it did

he TRIED to bring them along but sometimes don't do what is best for themselves

[Avalux]

6. I love that it's passing while Obama's town hall meeting is in progress.

Great visual on MSNBC right now with the split screen. :thumbsup:

[jsamuel]

7. nm

[tekisui]

9. 61- 37 Final count.

[malaise]

14. Yes let them whine

fugging losers.

[jwirr]

11. This is great - step one to recovery.

[SharonRB]

13. Now on to conference committee

Hope it doesn't get watered down anymore and, in fact,that some of what got cut out gets put back in.

[Mass]

15. Dems from the senate: Reid, Innouye, Baucus.

I would not hope too much from them. Hopefully, the House side of the conference will be better.

[blogslut]

16. Yes.

n/t

[MineralMan]

17. 61-37

And there we have it. Sorry Repugnicants, you lost the election. Now, you'll lose in the Congress. Time to start thinking about some cooperation, or you'll lose when your term is up.

[Soylent Brice]

18. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:toast:

[John Q. Citizen]

19. I always thought it would. Good. Now the White House can push them to reconcile it correctly.