Thursday, July 28, 2011

A Quicker Deal If Boehner's Bill Doesn't Pass

Update: There will be no vote on the bill tonight. Troubles for Boehner. He'll try again tomorrow.
CBS's Mark Knoller's tweet:
So - no House vote tonight either. We're all going for pizza, debt limit special: deep-dish with everything: deficits, delays and triggers.
Live blog of the House vote tonight (maybe) here. C-SPAN also has live stream here.
Chuck Todd summed up the debt ceiling situation pretty nicely-- if Boehner's bill doesn't pass the House, then McConnell will work with Reid to get a deal done quicker. If Boehner's bill does pass, then republicans have more leverage to get what they want: