Stimulus Bill passes House (with No GOP Support)

C-SPAN ^ | Jan 28, 2009 | BP

[Boiling Pots]

Economic Stimulus Bill passes House by vote of 244-188 . The GOP caucus was unanimous in their opposition.

12 Democrats voted against the Stimulus.

Similarly, Clinton's first budget passed with no GOP support either.

[Boiling Pots]

Pelosi presiding

[Boiling Pots]

11 Democrats voted nay, rather. Loretta Sanchez changed her vote.

[shielagolden]

Louisiana Senator David Vitter tells Newsmax TV how the economic stimulus plan is no good for the economy. He says there are too few tax cuts and some of the items listed as tax cuts aren’t cuts at all, but new spending programs. He also notes this is another attempt by Democrats to channel billions of dollars to ACORN, the group that actively supported Obama and other Democrats during the campaign.
http://video.newsmax.com/?assetId=V3619177&s=al&promo_code=78E4-1

[Fury]

About darn time...

[Retired Greyhound]

Well, at least the Rats will have to own this obscene spending bill all themselves.

[Chuck54]

They wrote it, they own it, they will die with this monstrosity.

Porkulus indeed.

[shielagolden]

Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs&NR=1

[Marathoner]

Thank GOD at least the House Pubs grew a pair.

[devane617]

one repub is said to have voter yea.

[xcamel]

Porkulus Maximus!

[Reagan Man]

The GOP stood united!

Kudos.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Wow. There really is a second political party.

[remaxagnt]

its a good day to be a conservative regarding no repubs voted for this P o s! now lets hope are repub senators follow the lead and lets all pray for the guts for a fillabuster!

[WOSG]

The GOP caucus was unanimous in their opposition.

WAY TO GO, HOUSE GOP!

Now if we can get the Senate to line up the same way, we can actually STOP this dreadful bill.

[dforest]

Good for them. Good things come to those who wait. I applaud them.

Now, they need to put pressure on the Senate to do likewise!

[dinodino]

Finally, a sane vote from the Republicans! Maybe there is a shred of hope for them yet.

[Marmolade]

Do you know which R voted for it?

[WOSG]

Contact all the Senators. 3 Words:

Filibuster The Boondoggle

[DoughtyOne]

Now, if only the Senate Republicans can follow suit. Block this monstrosity people.

[kitkat]

If your own rep voted no, email and thank him. THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM US.

[combat_boots]

Thank you, John Boehner and GOP House Republicans, for standing together. Thank you.

[Osage Orange]

Economic Stimulus Bill passes House by vote of 244-188 . The GOP caucus was unanimous in their opposition.

12 Democrats voted against the Stimulus.

Okay.....I'm confused. 244-188.......Who didn't vote at all?

[engrpat]

This is great. Let the democrats wear this. Now the house republicans need to start screaming from the mountain tops about the pork and ripoff contained in this bill. Bring it up at every opportunity and even if it isn’t the topic of conversation.

[Boiling Pots]

Can the Senate filibuster this? I guess they could since it’s not an omnibus package.

If they tried, the Dems would change the Rule and end filibustering.

[SERKIT]

Well 11 Democrats understand bipartisanship, then.

[wombtotomb]

Thank GOD the repubs stood together on this. It was the best they could have done. Now the dems can own this POS themselves. OBAMAS fault!!!!!!

[kabar]

I guess with 11 or 12 Dems voting against the bill, the only thing bipartisan was the opposition.

[DoughtyOne]

That’s a shocker.

[M203M4]

The economy will recover. I’ve got no problem with that. My problem is that the recovery will be credited to this monstrous spending bill, when in fact it served as the dead chicken in the waving ceremony.

Free-lunch theorists will then blame knock-back effects on a failure to accelerate the spending, and/or a tightening of credit policies. The media will carry this fiction, and it will be written in the texts of economic history, ala the charade of FDR.

[The Great RJ]

The Republicans are finally growing spines. Let this disaster fall directly on the Democrats who supported it.

[dforest]

This is one of the first things they have done in awhile that makes us proud.

[LS]

Funny, isn’t it, that as a minority they seem to have more cajones than as the majority?

[TheWasteLand]

Good for them. The GOP finally did the right thing.

[Blood of Tyrants]

But WE have to pay for it. Or rather, our children and grandchildren.

[uncommonsense]

Pelosi was smiling ear-to-ear. She looked like the undertaker just put the finishing touches on her makeup just before the wake.

[Boiling Pots]

We’ll know for sure once the roll is posted on the House website. I seem to recall there were 2 Dems and one GOP who did not vote. My guess that would be Emanuel and Gillibrand. Don’t know who the GOP non-voter is.

[uncommonsense]

Pelosi was smiling ear-to-ear. She looked like the undertaker just put the finishing touches on her makeup just before the wake (metaphorically speaking).

[LUV W]

Thank you, Republicans, for FINALLY standing against something and for not rolling over and playing dead just to “get along”!

[Blood of Tyrants]

With about 8 RINO senators, all looking to kiss the royal ass, I wouldn’t bet on it.

[Gone_Postal]

but is it to little to late...they knew it would pass no matter what...is the spin made of plastic ready to melt at the first sign of real confrontation..or is the spin developing into harden steel....only time will tell

[batter]

Wooo hooo! About time they show some guts. If only the Senate can do the same. Plan on calling your Senators tomorrow!

[Golden Gate]

(#2) = 11 Democrats voted nay - Bump! -   ~(LS changed her vote.)~

[lacrew]

Senator, I’d like you to meet my friend, Phil E. Buster.

[kabar]

My problem is that the recovery will be credited to this monstrous spending bill, when in fact it served as the dead chicken in the waving ceremony.

How soon will the recovery come about? A decade like the last Depression? This is going to delay or make worse any recovery. It could send the country down the crapper as the entitlement mess is going bust within a decade. It is the perfect storm.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Well, there is the seat vacated by the woman appointed to take the Beast’s senate seat for one. Possibly a couple more.

[Cedric]

Bravo, GOP!

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Good for the House Republicans!! They are winners in our book!!

[Boiling Pots]

None did.

[sf4dubya]

THANK YOU, HOUSE REPUBLICANS!!!!

[Navy Patriot]

Congratulations to both DemoRats and Republicans, Rats, you OWN the stimulus, and Republicans, you do not.