Tea-party backed `cut cap and balance' debt measure passes House

The House has passed legislation conditioning a $2.4 trillion increase in the nation's borrowing cap on a tea party-backed plan to require immediate spending cuts and a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. The 234-190 vote sends the "cut, cap and balance" plan to the Democratic ...

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