House Rejects Debt Ceiling Increase

The House of Representatives tonight, as expected, rejected an increase in the debt ceiling by a vote of 318-97, with every Republican and 82 Democrats voting nay. House Republicans explicitly said that the vote was designed to fail, leading many Democrats to oppose the measure. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said before the vote [...]

Source: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/05/31/232377/house-rejects-debt-ceiling-increase/

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