February 01, 2006
Key Budget Cutting Bill Passes By Two Votes
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.
Posted at 05:11 PM
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