Raw: Senate Passes Temporary Fiscal Cliff Bill, 89-8 Final Vote

Landrieu and Vitter vote for bill averting the fiscal cliff

Both Louisiana senators, Democrat Mary Landrieu and Republican David Vitter, voted for the bill, which was drafted Tuesday morning following marathon negotiations between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.

The huge margin may be a positive sign that the House, despite concerns from some Republicans that the deal relies too much on tax increases and by liberal Democrats that it exempts too many from paying higher taxes, might pass the House.

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