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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Republicans circle wagons on the White House

House torpedoes unconditional hike to $14.3 trillion debt ceiling

By Russell Berman - 05/31/11 07:19 PM ET

The House overwhelmingly voted down an unconditional increase to the $14.3 trillion debt limit Tuesday, as the Republican majority delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Obama ahead of a meeting at the White House.

The vote was 318-97, with 82 Democrats joining every Republican in rejecting legislation that would have authorized $2.4 trillion in additional borrowing by the federal government. Seven Democrats voted present on the legislation.

Obama has invited the entire House Republican Conference to the White House on Wednesday, and Carney said the president wanted to “hear and listen to their ideas, their concerns.” He will meet with House Democrats on Thursday. The Biden group will hold its next meeting June 6.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/164067-house-torpedos-unconditional-raise-to-debt-ceiling