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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Alighieri who wrote (622423)8/1/2011 5:53:13 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1579872
 
And now the reality:

WHIP COUNT: Debt-limit bill appears to have the votes to clear Congress

By The Hill Staff - 08/01/11 05:39 PM ET

The debt-limit deal announced on Sunday night is expected to attract more than 60 votes in the Senate, but its outlook in the House is much more cloudy.

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will need Democratic votes to clear the bill through the lower chamber. How many remains unclear. A total of 216 lawmakers must vote in favor of the package for it to clear the House, and Boehner will need to rely on members from both parties. While some members are still undecided, many members on both sides of the aisle late on Monday said they would back the bill.

The following is a rundown of The Hill’s constantly updated whip count:

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