The House leadership has pulled the budget reconciliation bill from the floor, and postponed the vote until sometime next week. They pulled the bill, which included $54 billion in highly contentious cuts to entitlement spending, because they did not have the votes to pass it. Republican moderates, to whom we owe this victory, held their own against the leadership and the conservative Republican Study Committee on their opposition to ANWR. Many realized stripping it was somewhat pointless becaust it could easily make its way back into the bill in conference with the Senate. Thanks to everyone who took the time to call their representatives to urge them to vote no on the measure. Your calls will be needed next week, when the House hold their vote.