01/23/13 The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid a first avoid default for at least four months, defusing a crisis looming next month and setting the stage for a springtime debate over taxes, spending
< Read more > 01/04/13 One of the 167 "no" votes cast by an embattled U.S. House against the "fiscal cliff" compromise came from Bryan-College Station's Congressman Bill Flores. His vote was on the side of a losing effort, but Flores said he stuck with his principles an
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