California Republican Alone Sponsored The Sequester Law in US House
Obama Signing Sequester Bill "Is this the deal I would have preferred? No."
The GOP had to pass the bill. Obama suggested it.
US House of Representatives: David Dreier (R) California -
No Co-Sponsors
US Senate: Sen. Thomas “Tom” Harkin [D-IA]
No Co-Sponsors
The House passed the Budget Control Act[1] on August 1, 2011 by a vote of 269–161. 174 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted for it, while 66 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against it.
The Senate passed the Act on August 2, 2011 by a vote of 74–26. 6 Democrats and 19 Republicans voted against it
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Presidential signature
President Obama signed the bill shortly after it was passed by the Senate. In doing so, the president said, "Is this the deal I would have preferred? No. But this compromise does make a serious down payment on the deficit reduction we need, and gives each party a strong incentive to get a balanced plan done before the end of the year."
Budget Control Act of 2011 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
H.R.2693: Budget Control Act of 2011 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Budget Control Act of 2011 (2011; 112th Congress S. 365) - GovTrack.us
Obama Signing Sequester Bill "Is this the deal I would have preferred? No."
The GOP had to pass the bill. Obama suggested it.
US House of Representatives: David Dreier (R) California -
No Co-Sponsors
US Senate: Sen. Thomas “Tom” Harkin [D-IA]
No Co-Sponsors
The House passed the Budget Control Act[1] on August 1, 2011 by a vote of 269–161. 174 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted for it, while 66 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against it.
The Senate passed the Act on August 2, 2011 by a vote of 74–26. 6 Democrats and 19 Republicans voted against it
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Presidential signature
President Obama signed the bill shortly after it was passed by the Senate. In doing so, the president said, "Is this the deal I would have preferred? No. But this compromise does make a serious down payment on the deficit reduction we need, and gives each party a strong incentive to get a balanced plan done before the end of the year."
Budget Control Act of 2011 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
H.R.2693: Budget Control Act of 2011 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Budget Control Act of 2011 (2011; 112th Congress S. 365) - GovTrack.us
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