Thursday, February 4, 2010

House Votes to Hike Debt Limit

FOXNews.com, 1/4/2010 by Chad Pergram - Debt, Debt & More Debt: "The House of Representatives Thursday voted to raise the debt limit by $1.9 trillion. That vote raises the debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion, a new high for the amount of debt the U.S. has ever carried." Read more at Fox News...

  • The Senate approved the debt limit increase in mid-January on a 60-40 party-line vote.
  • The House vote was a close one, 217-212. All Republicans and more than 30 Democrats voted against raising the debt ceiling.

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