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How many House Republicans voted yes on both the fiscal-cliff deal and the Sandy relief bill?

Allahpundit — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:51:55 +0000

Minority of the majority.

I’m kicking myself for not thinking to count them up last night after the vote on the big Sandy pork package. Boehner’s taking all the heat for violating the Hastert Rule by bringing two high-profile bills to the floor that were opposed by a majority of his majority, but he couldn’t pass them himself. There’s [...]

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$50 billion Sandy relief bill somehow passes House with just 49 Republican votes

Allahpundit — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:16:41 +0000

Majorities.

I remember some consternation in the media a few weeks ago after Boehner split the original $60 billion relief package into two smaller bills that this meant the GOP was going to gut part of it. Absurd. Did anyone seriously believe Boehner et al. would risk more bad press by stripping out the pork after [...]

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Quotes of the day

Allahpundit — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:25:40 +0000

Big shot.

Christie, who already had one of the most prominent public profiles in the country, has stepped squarely into the spotlight in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the Congressional debate over passing a relief package for residents of the affected states. “One thing I hope everyone in America now clearly understands — New Jersey, both [...]

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National crisis averted: House to vote on pork-filled Sandy relief bill by January 15, Peter King to support Boehner for Speaker

Allahpundit — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:51:12 +0000

Plus: American grandstand.

An anxious America waits and wonders: Can New York and New Jersey hang on for two more weeks? U.S. House Speaker John Boehner has assured lawmakers that the House will vote on $60 billion in aid related to Superstorm Sandy by January 15, a group of lawmakers from New York and New Jersey told reporters [...]

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Peter King may be leaving the GOP because of failure to vote on Sandy aid bill or something; Update: Christie rips Boehner, House GOP at presser

Allahpundit — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:51:54 +0000

“As far as I’m concerned, I’m on my own.”

Fun fact: By some estimates, roughly half of the $60 billion aid bill that passed the Senate consists of expenditures unrelated to Sandy relief, i.e. pork. Had the House GOP amended the fiscal cliff bill last night to include $300 billion in spending cuts over 10 years, the amount of pork alone in the Sandy [...]

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