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Key Budget Cutting Bill Passes By Two Votes

February 1, 2006 5:11 PM | |

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UPDATE:

216-214.

Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) proved to be the decisive 215th vote.


At that moment, according to the Hotline's Jonathan Martin, Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt pantomimed a throat slash to the presiding officer, Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL). Upon receipt of that sign, Foley quickly gaveled the voting period to a close.

The flips: Jim Gerlach, Rob Simmons, John Sweeney, to start with.