House to Vote Feb. 12 on U.S. Debt-Limit Increase Plan

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The House plans to vote Feb. 12 to increase the U.S. debt limit and restore cost-of-living raises for military retirees, said Representative Robert Pittenger of North Carolina.

The plan was announced in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, Pittenger told reporters today in Washington. The debt limit would be raised until March 2015, said Republican Representative Joe Pitts of Pennsylvania.