North Carolina delegation 9-4 against the bailout
The House passed a $14 billion rescue package for the nation's auto makers on a 237-170 roll call vote Wednesday night.
The Washington Post story is here. The bill could face a tougher road in the Senate, where opponents have more tools at their disposal to slow the thing down.
Nine of North Carolina's 13 U.S. House members voted against the bailout.
Democrats G.K. Butterfield, Mike McIntyre and Heath Shuler voted with all six Republicans (Greensboro's Howard Coble and Winston-Salem's Virginia Foxx included) against the package.
Reps. Brad Miller, Mel Watt, Bob Etheridge and David Price, all Democrats, all voted yes.
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