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    House OKs debt bill with Giffords in attendance

    By DAVID ESPO - AP Special Correspondent | AP – Mon, Aug 1, 2011
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Emergency legislation to avoid an economy-rattling government default sped through the House Monday night, a scant day before the deadline for action — the dramatic vote made all the more memorable by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' first appearance in Congress since suffering a head wound in a shooting six months ago.

    The vote was 269-161, but all eyes were on Giffords, who drew thunderous applause as she walked into the House chamber and cast her vote in favor of the bill.

    A final Senate sign-off for the measure is virtually assured on Tuesday.

    "If the bill were presented to the president, he would sign it," the White House said, an understatement of enormous proportions.

    After months of fiercely partisan struggle, the House's top Republican and Democratic leaders swung behind the bill, ratifying a deal sealed Sunday night with a phone call from House Speaker John Boehner to President Barack Obama.

    "The legislation will solve this debt crisis and help get the American people back to work," Boehner said at a news conference a few hours before the vote.

     

    769 comments

    • lewis p
      lewis p  •  9 mths ago
      Yep a great compromise, once again the cuts will come from the working class and not from those that caused the problems in the first place.
      • Rmoney
        Rmoney 9 mths ago
        But the Wall Street derivatives speculators have expensive houses to pay mortgages on
      • Rick Grimes
        Rick Grimes 9 mths ago
        Make no mistake about it. You know not of what you speak.
      • Ty
        Ty 9 mths ago
        i hate crooks...i do not hate super rich people. god bless them. Raise their taxes but cut entitlement programs. or keep spending money we do not have and expect the upper class to foot the bill which is not working..come to think of it NOBODY is working..lol
    • Is what it Is
      Is what it Is  •  9 mths ago
      In 2012 we need to take back control of our government. Vote the liars out.
      • TOMCAT
        TOMCAT 9 mths ago
        I am a Democrat and I no longer want any control of this crappy corporate government. Give it all to the republicans so they can finish destroying it.
        Terrorist 0
        republicans 2
      • Rapiere
        Rapiere 9 mths ago
        ROLMAO that was said in 2008, oh and 2004, oh and 2000, oh and.......... if you hit your head enough times at the wall and get mad at it, maybe you should be saying why the hell em I hitting the wall with my head. You and I voted for these people and keep voting to the right or left every election cycle until we have what we have.
      • PittSki
        PittSki 9 mths ago
        We might be able to wait that long. Apparently, the taxpayer has no voice. I am getting violently frustrated.
    • BoBuck
      BoBuck  •  9 mths ago
      "The legislation will solve this debt crisis and help get the American people back to work," Boehner said at a news conference a few hours before the vote...what a bunch of hooey. The only things politicians are good at...lie, cheat, and steal...that is it..there is nothing more to expect from these self absorbed pompous horsesass
    • Marcus
      Marcus  •  9 mths ago
      Political posturing is so repulsive, I don't know how anyone can stand it.
    • The Human Looking Guy
      The Human Looking Guy  •  9 mths ago
      Why is it that the government sponsored media neglects to report the most concerning part of this whole fiasco- what did they actually agree upon??? Where are all of the details of this new legislation? What are they trying to hide?
    • tim a
      tim a  •  9 mths ago
      The reason Al-Queda never nuked Washington? They want us to lose.
    • wayne
      wayne  •  9 mths ago
      Now all of them should do something to help the country and resign.
      • andrew
        andrew 9 mths ago
        yeah that'll help. Who will run the country, you?
      • blake
        blake 9 mths ago
        andrew, i think daffy and donald duck could run this country better than these muppets
    • Tony Bechnainou
      Tony Bechnainou  •  9 mths ago
      Our country has become the very thing our founding fathers gave their lives to fight against :(
    • Gort
      Gort  •  9 mths ago
      Here is my thought. Vote out every incumbent. Right and left. They both betrayed us all.
    • AMERICAN SOCIALIST
      AMERICAN SOCIALIST  •  9 mths ago
      If the people don't rise up agaist this madness, there in no hope for this country
    • jack
      jack  •  9 mths ago
      Ok, do you feel insulted and lied to? Then fix the problem come election time....Let them know what lack of job security is like...Problem is that they could care less because the retirement they get will take care of them real nice why the majority of us squeeze by.
    • D.
      D.  •  9 mths ago
      OK, that's settled. Now, about all the jobs we were promised during last year's campaign.
    • ceanothus
      ceanothus  •  9 mths ago
      And I might add that the Social Security program that we all are forced to adhere to is not good enough for Congress. They have their own special, distinct, separate, and unique gold-plated plan that makes our Social Security look like schit.
    • super8monsters
      super8monsters  •  9 mths ago
      The press is lying to you. Both parties Raised the ceiling by 2 trillion and they cut spending by 2 trillion. What a joke! Both parties insult the intelligence of the American voter.
    • Spike
      Spike  •  9 mths ago
      This legislation solves nothing!
    • MaryP
      MaryP  •  9 mths ago
      So please to see Rep.Gabrielle Giffords doing well and able to do her job.
    • TOMCAT
      TOMCAT  •  9 mths ago
      Lets see now Bohner was on tonight's news bragging that he got 98% of what he wanted.
      And Obama got what he wanted, no more debt ceiling before election.
      The American citizens got exactly what we expected also, shafted.
    • waqas
      waqas  •  9 mths ago
      we are only falling into more debt!
    • srusa
      srusa  •  9 mths ago
      Our government is no different than individual's behavior. Borrow the most on Credit cards and keep making minimum payment.
    • bludog
      bludog  •  9 mths ago
      Today, Washington, in a bold move, repainted the deck chairs on the Titanic and then rearranged them. The cruise should continue and experts forecast a successful conclusion.
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