Price, Scott Vote with Majority on Debt Deal; Gingrey with Minority
Sen. Johnny Isakson votes yes, while Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes no.
Without the mandate of a balanced budget amendment, U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey said he could not go along with a federal debt ceiling agreement that passed the House of Representatives Monday night. On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate also passed the plan 74-26, with Georgia Republican Senator Johnny Isakson voting with the majority. Saxby Chambliss was one of 11 GOP senators to vote no. The agreement barely beats a deadline under which the U.S. government would have defaulted for the first time in history, but members of Congress on both sides of the vote, from both parties and both chambers all agreed it is far from ideal. Republican Congressman Tom Price of Roswell, whose district includes most of East Cobb including Vinings, as well as …
