Economy/Business News Alert: Republican leader says the House will not vote tonight on debt bill

---------------------------------------- Economy/Business News Alert: Republican leader says the House will not vote tonight on debt bill July 28, 2011 10:42:21 PM ---------------------------------------- An earlier version of this alert had an incorrect headline. House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the chamber will not vote tonight on Speaker John A. Boehner's proposal to lift the federal debt ceiling. A vote on the bill had been scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, but as that hour approached, House leaders called for an indefinite postponement of the vote, signalling that Boehner, McCarthy and other House GOP leaders did not have the votes lined up to pass the Boehner plan. http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/46MP2V/QFHCAI/XCKX16/CBKZOQ/8H6E2/T3/h For more information, visit PostBusiness.com ---------------------------------------- Get The Washington Post app for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. http://itunes.com/apps/thewashingtonpost ---------------------------------------- Get breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWS to 98999. To unsubscribe, click here ---------------------------------------- ©2011 The Washington Post Company Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20071