The House passed the $1.1 trillion “cromnibus” spending bill Thursday night by a close vote of 219-206. Lawmakers and the public were kept in suspense as leaders lobbied hard for votes up until the last minute.
10 minutes left in the spending vote, and 300+ members still haven't voted. Going to be slooooow.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 12, 2014
@TheFix under 3 minutes, still 220 to go.
— X (@Xialater) December 12, 2014
@TheFix shuttles arriving from Capitol Grille every 15 minutes
— michael viqueira (@mikeviqueira) December 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/JoeCarruth/status/543229783258066944
BRAVERY and BOLDNESS: 200 members of US House yet to record vote with less than 1 minute remaining on $1 trillion spending plan
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 12, 2014
Congress eventually found the time to vote, ending “fears” of another government shutdown.
Omnibus House vote: 219-206
R 162-67
D 57-139— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 12, 2014
Smattering of applause as vote hits 219 for the Omnibus
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) December 12, 2014
They did it. House passes #CRomnibus WH beats back liberal revolt
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) December 12, 2014
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and there it is folks 219. #cromibus passed. well, that was easy.
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) December 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/SuzyKhimm/status/543235127069769729
Hooray!
Pelosi embraces Maxine Waters, gives a kind of "we tried" expression
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) December 12, 2014
So sad.
Cromnibus passes. Boehner and White House win. Pelosi and Warren (barely) lose.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 12, 2014
“Boehner and White House win” — even saying it out loud sounds strange, and wrong.
Elizabeth Warren and Ted Cruz relationship status on Facebook: it's complicated
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) December 12, 2014
At least 67 Republicans voted against. Well done, GOP. Way to squander the mandate from Nov. 4th — and you haven't even taken over yet!
— Joseph Curl ❎ (@josephcurl) December 12, 2014
Well #CRomnibus crapulous. It passed 219-206.
— Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) December 12, 2014
LEGISLATION PORK BADGE UNLOCKED: CRomnibus Achieved
— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) December 12, 2014
this passage of the CRomnibus is why folks in america can't stand DC. special rewards for special interests. do they just not care???
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) December 12, 2014
My personal opinion: Why do this? Wait til there are fewer Ds and then pass something. I don't get it.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) December 12, 2014
To the Senate:
REMINDER — this cromnibus still has to pass the Senate. Have a couple days of breathing room. Not out of the woods yet
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) December 12, 2014
Without objection House passes 2 day extension of funding bill to give Senate 2 days to pass the 2015 funding bill.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 12, 2014
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