As 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 2, 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 2, 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."
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) January 2, 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 1, 2013
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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 (@ShanaNicoleE) January 2, 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 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/skipper_walker/status/286273179746439168
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