At this hour
CNN and MSNBC are both reporting that the House vote on the
$700 billion-dollar bailout deal is going to fail. At just after 2:05 p.m. EST, it is being confirmed that the House has voted down the bailout.
The votes are 205 Yea and 227 Nay, with one No Vote.
Republicans have voted 133 Nay, 65 Yea; Democrats voted 141 Yea, 94 Nay. The one No Vote is a Republican.
The Dow has fallen 680 points on the news.
The bill’s supporters are currently cornering representatives who voted “no” in a desperate attempt to get a second vote on the bill.
CNBC is reporting that there is “now no chance of passing this bill.”