House Passes Credit Card Bill
The House, as expected, easily passed the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights legislation today. At a morning press conference, Rep. Carolyn Maloney said she expected the margin to increase from September, when the House passed it by a 312-112 vote, with 84 Republicans supporting it. And it did.
The bill passed today 357-70, with 105 Republicans supporting it and 69 against it. Just one Democrat (Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D.) opposed the bill.
Republican Leadership, including Leader John Boehner (Ohio) and Whip Eric Cantor (Va.), voted against the measure, while Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) did not vote.
Click here for our earlier coverage of the bill and its prospects in the Senate.



