Senate approves cliff deal, sequestration delay #Marine #USMC

Senate approves cliff deal, sequestration delay

Senate approves cliff deal, sequestration delay #Marine #USMC

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2013/01/dn-military-senate-gop-white-house-agree-fiscal-cliff-deal-123112/ Senate approves cliff deal, sequestration delay But vote in House yet to be scheduled By John T. Bennett - Staff writer Posted : Tuesday Jan 1, 2013 9:21:56 EST The Senate early Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure that partially averts the fiscal cliff and delays deep cuts to projected defense and domestic spending. The upper chamber, shortly after 2 a.m. Jan. 1, voted 89-8 in favor of a measure that extends tax cuts for individuals who earn $400,000 or less annually and couples who make $450,000 and below, while delaying pending twin $500 billion cuts to projected Pentagon and domestic spending. The 11th-hour measure, passed several hours after the U.S. technically plunged over the so-called fiscal cliff, also includes provisions reforming the estate tax a...

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