‘Fiscal Cliff’:

House GOP accepts Senate deal, vote imminent

Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 | 5:24 p.m.

Washington — After a few tense hours, House Republicans will not try to amend the Senate-passed "fiscal cliff" deal after all, but will put the Senate bill on the floor for a clean up-or-down vote. Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Democrat on the Rules committee, confirmed that the GOP had dropped its quest to amend the Senate-passed deal with more than $300 billion of spending cuts to address the frustrations of members of the GOP. The House is scheduled to vote on the fiscal cliff deal after 9 p.m. EST, meaning the fiscal cliff will be averted before stock markets re-open after the ...

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By texexnv

Jan. 1, 2013

6:11 p.m.

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That'll certainly endear Amodei to Boehner who will make sure nothing he ever introduces goes anywhere.

There's a time to hold 'em and a time to fold 'em and this guy has a lot to learn about how D.C. works.
By TomD1228

Jan. 1, 2013

7 p.m.

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Once Boehner kicked it over to the Senate...the House became a eunuch. If they can't enact their own "Plan B"...then exactly what were they going to do? As dysfunctional as the Senate is, the House is an embarrassment...with Boehner wearing the clown hat.