The debt ceiling vote is charging full speed ahead.
With a vote of 269-161, the House of Representatives used an 11th hour vote late last night to pass the makeshift debt ceiling deal and save the country from its first ever government default. The bill now heads to the Senate, which has scheduled a noon vote prior to sending it to President Obama for his signature.
Today’s Senate vote will occur only hours before the midnight Treasury deadline for action expires. Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Harry Reid told reporters yesterday he was not ready to “declare victory yet,” but he and GOP Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell expressed confidence they could push the bill through “quickly.”
“We need to send this to President Obama as soon as we can,” Reid said.
Stay tuned…
<span><span>"We need to send this to President Obama as soon as we can," Reid said. Uh huh. Well perhaps Reid should "send THIS" to the President ASAP also: </span> <span> BET: "Barack Obama LOSING African-American Support Over Economy" In the years since, the president has seen his approval ratings rise and fall amongst every American sub-community. But his unwavering popularity amongst Blacks has always been remarkable. A new poll, however, shows that Black voters won’t stick by Obama through everything. Everyone has their breaking point, and the African-American community’s breaking point is increasingly the same one on all of America’s mind: JOBS. According to a new Washington Post/CBS poll, “The number of African-Americans who believe the president’s actions have helped the economy has dropped from 77% in October to just over half of those surveyed.” Even liberal Democrats are finding it harder and harder to stomach Obama’s handling of… Read more »