Reid signals possible impending vote on White House deal

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) instructed senators to stay close to the Capitol Sunday afternoon as a deal was being furiously negotiated among congressional leaders and President Obama.

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Filed under: * Economics, Politics • Economy • The U.S. Government • Budget • The National Deficit • Politics in General • House of Representatives • Office of the President • President Barack Obama • Senate

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Posted July 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Archer_of_the_Forest wrote:

I think it was telling that most Vegas bookies were giving very poor odds on the US Gov’t actually defaulting. Congress is going to milk this drama cow for all its worth.

July 31, 4:27 pm | [comment link]
2. Cennydd13 wrote:

You bet they will….....right down to 11:59 PM on August 1, 2011!  Then they’ll think it’ll make ‘em look good to the voters…...but I’ve got news for ‘em…...it won’t!

July 31, 6:11 pm | [comment link]
3. Cennydd13 wrote:

Well, as it turned out, they did manage to squeak by and avoid catastrophe last night…...but not by much.  They still won’t look good to voters who trusted ‘em, and remember…...there’s another election on the way!

August 1, 10:30 am | [comment link]
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