BREAKING: House fails to pass continuing resolution

[GrantDem]

https://twitter.com/#!/PoliticalTicker/status/116630280869130240

[HereSince1628]

1. I think it could be this...but I dunno...

In a major blow to the Republican leadership, the U.S. House on Wednesday defeated a temporary spending measure that would have required spending cuts to offset additional money for federal disaster relief efforts.

[Chorophyll]

3. Thanks. I was wondering whether to be relieved or outraged.

Context is good.

[Bandit]

10. So now there won't be any disaster relief monies?????

Or is there another bill without the offsets?

[warrior1]

2. I'm confused?

Is this bad?

[RKP5637]

4. Me too. n/t

[warrior1]

5. I think it might be good.

The House has defeated a spending measure that would have required cuts to offset additional money for disaster relief.

This is from CNN headline.

[Parker CA]

11. Wow! So even some of the baggers voted this crap down! Great news. Way to go, Orangeman!

[blogslut]

6. Was it H.R. 2608?

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/index.asp

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c112:4:./temp/~c1123sn6Su::

[Tx4obama]

7. That's a GOOD thing. Now they can pass a bill that doen't have disaster relief tied to it. n/t

[chill_wind]

8. Dems standing up to Republicans.

Members rejected the bill in a 195-230 vote that saw more than 40 Republicans vote against the measure, and only six Democrats support it.

House rejects temporary spending bill over FEMA funding
By Pete Kasperowicz - 09/21/11 05:43 PM ET

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/183069-house-rejects-temporary-spending-bill-over-fema-funding

From thread yesterday:

(snip)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says he'll send the funding bill back to the House, with more disaster relief money, and no controversial spending cuts to pay for it unless Republicans back down. They show no signs of doing that.

(snip)

A few things are going on here. Senate Democrats, and nearly a dozen Republicans, want more money for FEMA than the House is offering up. And Democrats in both chambers oppose the offset House Republicans have chosen -- a fund meant to spur production of hybrid vehicles.

All the ingredients are there for gridlock. But there are a number of possible resolutions. House Republicans may not have the votes on to pass their funding bill on their own and would then have to cut a deal with Democrats on disaster relief. If they do, Senate Democrats could ultimately back down, and use GOP intransigence over disaster funding as a political weapon in the 2012 elections. But if both parties dig in, we'll go down to the wire of a government shutdown again.

Shutdown fight looms amid House-Senate disaster aid impasse (The Hill)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1971968&mesg_id=1971968

[pinboy3niner]

9. CNN: 'A very big blow to House Republican leadership'

Not only that, House GOP had 48 defections. (Kate Baldwin, reporting live from the Capitol.)

[Firebrand Gary]

13. Eric Cantor has driven his party right off a cliff.

While Paul Ryan and his peeps cheered along.

[Firebrand Gary]

12. OH for fucks sake, it's been 9 months...Never mind, I give you Boehner's House of Representatives

http://youtu.be/qSf59GIy6yI