House comes back to session file the rule. Then debate on the rule. Vote. Then debate on fiscal cliff bill. Then final vote. #fiscalcliff
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Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 02, 2013As Twitchy has signaled all afternoon and evening, the House GOP is poised to approve the Senate fiscal cliff crap sandwich without even attempting to amend it with bigger spending cuts. Fox News congressional reporter Chad Pergram tweets that the process is moving at “supersonic speed:”
Sr House Leadership aide says they could consider Senate #fiscalcliff bill on floor by 9 pm et—
Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 02, 2013
Could take hour to debate rule, vote, then hour on #fiscalcliff bill & vote. But this is moving at supersonic speed. Could be done by 9:30—
Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 02, 2013
We’re spotlighting complaints from “tired” congressional members who just want to “get out of” there and go home.
GOP House aide predicting passage of Senate bill: "Members seem tired and ready to go home."—
Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) January 02, 2013
but maybe everyone is just ready to go home, doesn't care. One Mbr told me: "I'm not commenting, I just want to get out of here."—
Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) January 01, 2013
Truth:
@michellemalkin @TheStalwart maybe they wouldn't be so tired if they wouldn't wait until the last minute and pass crap they didn't read!!!—
Shana Eckhardt (@ShanaNicoleE) January 02, 2013
We should just send them home. RT @TheStalwart GOP House aide predicting passage of Senate bill: "Members seem tired and ready to go home."—
Alan Berkelhammer (@AlanBerkelham) January 02, 2013
*imagine how tired theyd be if they worked ALL year. “@TheStalwart "Members seem tired and ready to go home""—
skipper walker (@skipper_walker) January 02, 2013