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Voterama in Congress, legislative week ending Jan. 20

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How Illinois lawmakers voted in Congress Week ending January 20

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Updated: February 2, 2012 4:11PM



Debt-Limit Revisited: Members disapproved, 239-176, of a $1.2 trillion rise in Treasury borrowing authority, to $16.4 trillion, that is needed by Jan. 27 to keep the U.S. from defaulting on debt already incurred. A yes vote was to partially roll back a debt-limit increase that bipartisan majorities agreed to last August. (HJ Res 98)

Key votes ahead

In the week of Jan. 23, the Senate will vote on raising the national-debt ceiling. The House schedule was to be announced.

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