House vote on Boehner plan postponed
July 28th, 2011
05:44 PM ET
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11 years ago

House vote on Boehner plan postponed

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(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.
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October 1st, 2008
01:52 PM ET
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13 years ago

House expected to vote on bailout Friday

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[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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