2/4/2010 - Process Foul Don't Look Now, Our Debt Just Increased by $1.9 Trillion House Democrats have set the stage today to increase our national debt limit by $1.9 trillion, only they don’t want to admit they’ve actually voted to do it. Through the rule, the Democratic Majority Leadership has constructed an elaborate scheme to shield their members from a direct vote on actually increasing the debt limit with a vote on mere gestures at “fiscal responsibility”. 2/4/2010 - Announcements House Republican Offices: REVISED Amendment Process for H.R. 2701 – Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 REVISED - Information for House Republican offices about the Majority's amendment deadline for H.R. 2701 – Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 2/3/2010 - Rules Wrap Up Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45 – Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt Closed rule concurring in the Senate amendment that shields Democrats from directly voting on raising the debt $1.9 trillion to $14.294 trillion, but allows a separate vote on making PAYGO statutory and eliminating duplicative and wasteful spending; and denies the minority a motion to recommit. 2/2/2010 - Rules Wrap Up H.R. 4061 – Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 Structured rule that makes in order 3 Republican amendments and 22 Democratic amendments.
2/4/2010 - H.R. 2701 H.R. 2701 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
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