Gabby Giffords votes for debt limit deal

Many Americans are saddened today that a debt limit deal has been reached that takes from the poor and gives to the richest among us. 

But after weeks of depressing news out of Washington, a ray of hope lit up the House of Representatives as Gabby Giffords, Dem., AZ, returned for the vote.

 

Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona made a surprise return to Washington Monday to vote in favor of an agreement to raise the debt limit. 

"The #Capitol looks beautiful and I am honored to be at work tonight," she said in a Tweet. 

Lawmakers offered Giffords a standing ovation on the House floor when she showed up for the vote. After it was completed, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Giffords' name inspires the love and admiration of Americans and called the lawmaker the "personification of courage."

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