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(Washington Post) The House approves the ”˜fiscal cliff’ stop-gap measure passed by the Senate

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Kendall Harmon

Congress approved a plan to end Washington’s long drama over the “fiscal cliff” late Tuesday after House Republicans surrendered to President Obama’s demand to let taxes rise on the nation’s richest households.

The House voted 257 to 167 to send the measure to Obama for his signature; the vote came less than 24 hours after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the legislation.

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Update: Here are the new numbers for 2013 in Congress–Democrats control of the Senate by 55 to 45 (change of 2) and Republicans control of the House of Representatives by 234-201 (change of 8)

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One comment on “(Washington Post) The House approves the ”˜fiscal cliff’ stop-gap measure passed by the Senate”

  1. Br. Michael says:
    January 2, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    Higher taxes and higher spending. The beat goes on.