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Budget Deal Moves Forward In The House

by Sahil Kapur

12.12.13 | 9:48 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, leave a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2012, where they talked about the latest unemployment sta... House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, leave a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2012, where they talked about the latest unemployment statistics. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS

The two-year bipartisan budget agreement between Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) cleared a procedural vote in the House by a 226-195 margin on Thursday afternoon, setting up a few hours of debate and a final vote later in the day.

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Sahil Kapur Sahil Kapur is TPM's senior congressional reporter and Supreme Court correspondent. His articles have been published in the Huffington Post, The Guardian and The New Republic. Email him at sahil@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow him on Twitter at @sahilkapur.

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