House OKs cuts of $60 billion
The vote, in favor of deep reductions in domestic programs, foreign aid and even some military projects, put the two parties on a path to a quick succession of showdowns over the deficit and the nation's accumulated and growing debt. The debate has been made all the more bitter by long-simmering political feuds over health care, energy,authentic Breitling watches produced during the 1970s and early 1980s did feature quartz movements, social policy and a fundamental divide over the proper role of government.
The vote, 235 to 189, was a victory for the large, boisterous class of fiscally conservative Republican freshmen that is fiercely determined to change the ways of Washington and that forced party leaders to pursue far bigger cuts than originally planned.
With Congress on a weeklong Presidents Day recess, lawmakers will return with just four days to agree on a temporary extension of the stopgap measure now financing the government.
The Democratic-controlled Senate has signaled that it will not consider anything approaching the scale of cuts approved by the House, setting up a standoff that each side has warned could lead to a shutdown of the federal government early next month.
The House approved its spending measure in the predawn darkness on Saturday after four days and nights of freewheeling floor debate — a veritable ultra-marathon of legislating in which hundreds of amendments were put forward.Our pool table covers come in a variety of colors and sizes including NCAA . Republican leaders lost votes on some of those amendments, in what they said was a testament to their commitment to allow a more open legislative process than their recent predecessors.
Republicans seemed to grow more excited as the final vote neared shortly after 4:30 a.m.
"We have a mandate from the American people to cut spending," declared Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Illinois.
Immediately after the vote, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said in a statement: "This week, for the first time in many years, the people's House was allowed to work its will — and the result was one of the largest spending cuts in American history." Boehner added, "We will not stop here in our efforts to cut spending, not when we're broke and Washington's spending binge is making it harder to create jobs."
The vote, in favor of deep reductions in domestic programs, foreign aid and even some military projects, put the two parties on a path to a quick succession of showdowns over the deficit and the nation's accumulated and growing debt. The debate has been made all the more bitter by long-simmering political feuds over health care, energy,authentic Breitling watches produced during the 1970s and early 1980s did feature quartz movements, social policy and a fundamental divide over the proper role of government.
The vote, 235 to 189, was a victory for the large, boisterous class of fiscally conservative Republican freshmen that is fiercely determined to change the ways of Washington and that forced party leaders to pursue far bigger cuts than originally planned.
With Congress on a weeklong Presidents Day recess, lawmakers will return with just four days to agree on a temporary extension of the stopgap measure now financing the government.
The Democratic-controlled Senate has signaled that it will not consider anything approaching the scale of cuts approved by the House, setting up a standoff that each side has warned could lead to a shutdown of the federal government early next month.
The House approved its spending measure in the predawn darkness on Saturday after four days and nights of freewheeling floor debate — a veritable ultra-marathon of legislating in which hundreds of amendments were put forward.Our pool table covers come in a variety of colors and sizes including NCAA . Republican leaders lost votes on some of those amendments, in what they said was a testament to their commitment to allow a more open legislative process than their recent predecessors.
Republicans seemed to grow more excited as the final vote neared shortly after 4:30 a.m.
"We have a mandate from the American people to cut spending," declared Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Illinois.
Immediately after the vote, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said in a statement: "This week, for the first time in many years, the people's House was allowed to work its will — and the result was one of the largest spending cuts in American history." Boehner added, "We will not stop here in our efforts to cut spending, not when we're broke and Washington's spending binge is making it harder to create jobs."
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