Friday, October 3, 2008

House Passes Revised Bailout Bill

I'm watching C-SPAN as I write this. The House of Representatives is now voting on the Revised Bailout Bill. The revised bill passed through the Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 74-25. This CNN article highlights some of the important changes between the original, rejected bill and the new bill.

The final results of the bill:
Democrats -
  • Yea: 172
  • Nay: 63
  • Present: 0
  • Did not vote: 0

Republicans -
  • Yea: 91
  • Nay: 108
  • Present: 0
  • Did not vote: 0
Total -
  • Yea: 263
  • Nay: 171
  • Present: 0
  • Did not vote: 0
Now that the House has passed the revised bill, it's up to the President to approve or reject the bill.

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