Lawmaker Tweets Fly as Debt Bill Clears House

There may have been a logjam in the nation’s capitol, but there was none in cyberspace: Minutes after Congress passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling, lawmakers' tweets flew.

As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid got to work on an alternate Senate bill, Patch tapped the Twittersphere to see what our elected officials were saying.

Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo: “Disheartened by Spkr Boehner's pugnacious style 2nite. Prez is right-compromise not a dirty word. Let's get a fair deal and focus on jobs."

U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto: "I just voted against Boehner's phony #default bill. We’re closer to financial Armageddon and today's bill wasted precious time." #compromise

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.: "I support a long-term solution that reduces the deficit & ends the uncertainty that’s hurting our economy." #NoTime2Waste

GOP majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, a Bakersfield Republican, fell silent after a two-day tweet blitz praising Republican leadership and bashing Democrats.

Congressional Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: "Numbers to know: 0. # of @HouseDemocrats who voted for GOP Default Act on floor today-it's not balanced, it's not bipartisan."

House Speaker John Boehner:   "The house has now passed two bills to cut spending & stop a national default. The Senate should act immediately & end this crisis.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: "The economic security of every family in American is on the line." #NoTime2Waste

President Obama had asked his 9.4 million followers to tweet their Republican representatives, triggering a Capitol Hill switchboard meltdown.

“Thanks for contacting your legislators, and for sticking with us amid our tweeting today. We're done now, we swear.”