http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/08/01/house_votes_to_raise_debt_limit_cut_spending/

The Associated Press
House OKs debt; Giffords brings down the House

By David Espo
AP Special Correspondent / August 1, 2011


WASHINGTON—Emergency legislation to avoid an economy-rattling
government default sped through the House Monday night, a scant day
before the deadline for action -- the dramatic vote made all the more
memorable by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' first appearance in Congress
since suffering a head wound in a shooting six months ago.


The vote was 269-161, but all eyes were on Giffords, who drew
thunderous applause as she walked into the House chamber and cast her
vote in favor of the bill.

A final Senate sign-off for the measure is virtually assured on Tuesday.

"If the bill were presented to the president, he would sign it," the
White House said, an understatement of enormous proportions.

After months of fiercely partisan struggle, the House's top Republican
and Democratic leaders swung behind the bill, ratifying a deal sealed
Sunday night with a phone call from House Speaker John Boehner to
President Barack Obama.

"The legislation will solve this debt crisis and help get the American
people back to work," Boehner said at a news conference a few hours
before the vote.

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