Posted by
Billy on Friday, July 29, 2011 1:45:53 PM
House Republicans will link passage of a balanced-budget amendment to Speaker
John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) last-ditch debt-ceiling plan, which GOP lawmakers said
would move the measure to passage in a high-stakes vote later on Friday.
Republican lawmakers voiced confidence the enhanced bill would pass muster
with conservatives, as Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) predicted the balanced-budget
amendment change would bring 10 to 20 more GOP members on board.
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a key holdout, and a Senate candidate, quickly
took to Twitter after the meeting to say that he was a yes vote. The
conservative Club for Growth also offered a tentative endorsement. (LET'S
VOTE )