Tag Archives: default

House passes debt measure, Senate to vote Tuesday

By Tom Crawford | Published: August 1, 2011

It looks like a default will be avoided as the U.S. House votes Monday to pass deficit reduction legislation; the Senate votes on the measure Tuesday . . .

Tags: default , deficit reduction , hank johnson , Tom Graves , U.S. House

Broun, Graves vote against Boehner on debt bill

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 30, 2011

Georgia’s two most conservative U.S. House members, Paul Broun and Tom Graves, remain steadfast in their opposition to Speaker John Boehner’s debt bill . . .

Tags: debt crisis , default , Harry Reid , John Boehner , Paul Broun , Tom Graves