House vote averts government shutdown

[bobbyw24]

House vote averts government shutdown
By Walter Alarkon - 09/25/09 12:18 PM ET

The House passed Friday a spending package that will allow government to operate past September and includes the conference report for the first of 12 spending bills for 2010.

The measure passed 217-190, largely along party lines. It includes a continuing resolution that was needed to avoid a government shutdown after Wednesday, the last day of the fiscal year, since none of the 12 appropriations bills have yet to be signed into law.

The measure passed Friday includes the conference report for the $4.7 billion legislative branch appropriations bill, which seeks to fund lawmakers' offices and other operations on Capitol Hill.

House Democratic leaders said the package was the easiest way to make sure government keeps running.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/60351-house-avoids-government-shutdown

[Unspun]

Phew, thought we were gonna have to be without the federal government for two months. Horrors!

[sevin]

I see they voted themselves a 6% raise. Nice.

[awake]

I see they voted themselves a 6% raise. Nice.

Why not a 50% raise... with the spending that has taken place so far, I don't think people would even notice. Hell, how about a 1000% raise and lets hurry this collapse along a little faster. We have got things to do places to see...

[Kylie]

I see they voted themselves a 6% raise. Nice.

Where?

You're shitting me, right?

[sevin]

Where?

You're shitting me, right?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gBPaHA8wyvhZsKWPW8Uxp30QpfqgD9AUFH000

It's 8 or 9 paragraphs down.

[Andrew-Austin]

I think they just want to spend all this extra time figuring out how to cut the deficit you know...