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Vote Update

By Matt Hawes

House members are currently debating the Cap-and-Trade bill on the floor. (Click here to watch C-SPAN's coverage.)  And what a debate it has been.  Quite a bit of time was just spent discussing whether or not the actual bill to be voted on was even in the chamber.

There is a very good chance the bill could go down.  A procedural vote to get the bill to the floor barely passed by a 217-205 vote.  Considering that this is such a high priority for the Obama administration, this very tight margin shows that your calls and letters have made an impact.  Congressman Michael McCaul has heard from a considerable number of our supporters, and his office wants to make it clear that he is opposed to this cap-and-trade bill!  :-)

As expected, changes are continuing to be made right up to the last minute (with the bill being amended to substitute in the text from HR 2998 ).  Once again, none of the representatives have had a chance to read the 1,201 pages soon to be officially considered for passage.

Americans for Prosperity has put together a list of undecided and leaning representatives.  Click here to see if your legislator is included.

A vote is now expected between 6:30-7:00 pm eastern tonight.  Keep up the pressure!

Update: According to House Minority Leader John Boehner, a 300+ page amendment was introduced at 3:09 am.  He just spent a little over an hour reading excerpts from the amendment to make people aware of what they're voting on.  It appears that the first in a series of votes is now underway.

Update 2: The Republican substitute (amendment) was just defeated.  Final vote taking place now.

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