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Lawmakers voted 257-167 to send the compromise to President Barack Obama
to sign into law. Eighty-five Republicans and 172 Democrats backed the
bill, which had sailed through the Senate by a lopsided 89-8 margin
shortly after 2 a.m. Opposition comprised 151 Republicans and 16
Democrats.
Republican House Speaker John Boehner voted in favor of the deal, as did House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, his party's failed vice presidential candidate. But Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy voted against it.
Source story from Yahoo news
Republican House Speaker John Boehner voted in favor of the deal, as did House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, his party's failed vice presidential candidate. But Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy voted against it.
Source story from Yahoo news