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Defend America on Thursday, March 04, 2010 5:43:18 PM
House approves $15 billion job-creation package, 217-201
By Michael O'Brien and Bob Cusack
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03/04/10 03:34 PM ET
The House passed the Senate's $15 billion jobs bill in a 217-201 vote on Thursday.
Lawmakers
voted to approve the package, which provides a series of tax credits
for job creation and other stimulus measures, after Democrats struggled
to pass a rule for the legislation.
The final vote counts within
each party in the House were not immediately clear, as the chairman
held open the vote to allow two stragglers to vote on the legislation
before it was gaveled closed. At least 210 Democrats voted to support
the measure, and 33 voted against it. Six Republicans voted to support
the bill, while at least 166 voted against it.
The jobs bill had
passed through the Senate after Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
pulled a larger, more comprehensive bill that had been negotiated by
Democrats and Republicans, only to offer the more modest, $15 billion
package.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/85049-house-approves-15b-jobs-bill-217-201