Which is why Rahm Emanuel, the House Democrats' chief enforcer, recently advised newly-elected Democratic lawmakers to steer clear of the show. Mr Colbert responded in his usual measured way.
House Democrats met late Monday afternoon to decide those issues. Negotiations weren't expected to resume immediately. The House reconvenes on Thursday. (last)
On September 28th 47 House Democrats wrote to the Speaker saying they would like to see some of the tax cuts, on capital gains and dividends, extended for all.
“Earth to House Democrats,” Bill Galston, a senior fellow in the Democrat-leaning Brookings Institution, wrote recently: “It’s time to press the panic button.”
But 48 members of Speaker Boehner's Republican Party joined with all but six House Democrats to defy their leadership and defeat the temporary spending measure.
"Now as we keep job creation front and center, House Democrats will continue to protect the gains we have made on behalf of health and economic security for the American people," said Pelosi.
Just as expected, House Democrats have elected Nancy Pelosi to be the next speaker of the House.
No fewer than 44 House Democrats, almost 20% of the total caucus, voted against the bill.
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