Clean bill or 1500 page Pork Barrel?
- Thread starter glhs837
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The new skinny bill is going down in flames. Bunch of Reps voting no.
The Fed said they'd pay for it now because it will take years of court battles to get the money from the shipping line.
glhs837
Power with Control
Chopticon64
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Yo brain trust, it’s going down in flames because it includes a 2 year extension of the debt ceiling. Trump wants it there up give tax cuts to the uber wealthy like Musk.
4 years of this freaking circus, the man can’t govern! Here are some more liberal tears, boo hoo.
4 years of this freaking circus, the man can’t govern! Here are some more liberal tears, boo hoo.
TPD
the poor dad
She was not letting him off easy
BOP
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And the pointy end of the spear supported.
BOP
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You know, it occurred to me earlier that I'm old enough to remember when Anthony "Dick Pic" Wiener had a massive freakout over the 1st iteration of the so-called "First Responders Bill" not passing on the first go around. Naturally, he took to the presser and blamed Republican'ts.
Except that the bill had so much pork in it that even the Democrats wouldn't vote for it. Okay, mainly because the GOP wanted to vote on the various amendments to the bill, while the Dims wanted to rush it through.
If I'm not mistaken, the Demonrats had the clear majority in the House, the Senate, and of course, the People's House was occupied by the Occupier (aka "The Won"), so it's not like they needed the Repubs to even show up for a vote.
I could be wrong about that last, but I'm pretty sure that was the case. It's late, I'm tired, and I don't feel like looking it up.
www.cbsnews.com
Speaking of irony:
Like I said, I'm pretty sure that the Repubs couldn't have stopped the passage of that bill.
I do know that they actually passed the 2nd iteration, which was, in fact, a clean bill. I looked it up at the time, and I'm pretty sure it was 2-4 pages. Something like that.
Except that the bill had so much pork in it that even the Democrats wouldn't vote for it. Okay, mainly because the GOP wanted to vote on the various amendments to the bill, while the Dims wanted to rush it through.
If I'm not mistaken, the Demonrats had the clear majority in the House, the Senate, and of course, the People's House was occupied by the Occupier (aka "The Won"), so it's not like they needed the Repubs to even show up for a vote.
I could be wrong about that last, but I'm pretty sure that was the case. It's late, I'm tired, and I don't feel like looking it up.
Anthony Weiner Erupts at Republicans for Rejecting 9/11 Responders Health Bill
On House Floor, New York Democrat Blasts Republicans for Using Congressional Procedure as Excuse for Voting Against Bill to Help 9/11 Responders
www.cbsnews.com
Speaking of irony:
Like I said, I'm pretty sure that the Repubs couldn't have stopped the passage of that bill.
I do know that they actually passed the 2nd iteration, which was, in fact, a clean bill. I looked it up at the time, and I'm pretty sure it was 2-4 pages. Something like that.
BOP
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Use it in good health.I like that..
22AcaciaAve
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He doesn't have any real power. The only power he has is being close to Trump. That can end at any time. Ask some of Trump's right hand men from his first term. Trump is the Alpha dog and he can't like all of the comments from the press referring to the tail wagging the dog, who's in charge, President Musk, co-presidents, etc. Trump likes the spotlight and he doesn't like sharing it with anyone and he certainly does not like taking a back seat in the media.
Fact is, Musk did nothing. He tweeted. Big deal. The real power is in Trump coming out to kill the bill. The bill was loaded with spending as favors for democrat support. It should have been canned. Trump controls everything at this point, even Uncle Elon. If Elon doesn't jump when Trump says to, he will be out before he is even in.