House vote on Boehner plan postponed
(CNN) - House Republicans are delaying a vote scheduled for Thursday evening on Speaker John Boehner's latest debt ceiling proposal, according to a statement from the chamber's second-ranking Democrat. A Republican source said the vote would still happen Thursday night.
The move indicated possible difficulty in lining up sufficient Republican support to pass the measure.
House expected to vote on bailout Friday
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/10/01/art.dems.ap.jpg caption="The House is expected to vote on the bailout bill Friday"]WASHINGTON (CNN) - The House of Representatives is expected to vote Friday on a massive plan to pump government cash into the lending industry, Democratic leadership aides told CNN Wednesday.
The House dramatically rejected an earlier version of the plan on Monday, dealing a stinging defeat to the White House and Congressional leaders, who had spent more than a week negotiating the deal.
Related: Bailout bill gets add-ons to lure votes
The Senate is voting on a new version of the bill on Wednesday, partly in order to increase pressure on the House to pass it.
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