for members of parliament, long overdue. and it will provide some clarity in the system. it may not want to change anything in the report on owen paterson. but the point is, there hasn t been an opportunity to have such an amendment in recent months and so today was the opportunity and as a former leader of the commons, who has wanted to see this system overhauled for a long period of time, i took the chance and i m very glad that it passed. glad that it passed. there is a suspicion glad that it passed. there is a suspicion you glad that it passed. there is a suspicion you will glad that it passed. there is a suspicion you will be - glad that it passed. there is a suspicion you will be aware i glad that it passed. there is a | suspicion you will be aware of, glad that it passed. there is a - suspicion you will be aware of, this move has been carried out in order to avoid a by election. if owen paterson had been suspended, it would have been possible, if voters got together, if 1
more particularly with the right, republicans, we will see tea party back lash against members that cast themselves as tea partiers, heroes in the 2010 election that got elected with tea party support who just looking at the math are going to have to vote in favor of this for republicans to be able to get that 150 votes that hoyer predicted they needed with democrats delivering the rest, and tea partiers don t like it. they are not going to see the validity an argument that compromise was necessary and that they shifted the debate and moved it from a place we were talking about just a straight yes or no vote whether to lift the debt ceiling to how many trillions we would cut. it is in. they got the vote they need. it passed. 224 votes out of 216. the press probably go to nay now. howard, they are getting more
members that cast themselves as tea partiers, heroes in the 2010 election that got elected with tea party support who just looking at the math are going to have to vote in favor of this for republicans to be able to get that 150 votes that hoyer predicted they needed with democrats delivering the rest, and tea partiers don t like it. they are not going to see the validity an argument that compromise was necessary and that they shifted the debate and moved it from a place we were talking about just a straight yes or no vote whether to lift the debt ceiling to how many trillions we would cut. it is in. they got the vote they need. it passed. 224 votes out of 216. the press probably go to nay now. howard, they are getting more votes than needed for the bill. i am surprised. your thoughts? one thing is that president