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kelly1mm

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27. He will use the 'Trillion Dollar Coin' trick to bypass the debt ceiling. That plan was pretty popular here on DU
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:54 PM
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the past couple of years.

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Markets rallied all day, sort of anticipating this action bucolic_frolic Dec 20 #1
This means President Musk will be forced to raise the debt limit in March n t doc03 Dec 20 #2
June is the debt increase. jimfields33 Dec 20 #8
They'll still be forced to do it or watch their majority die in the Senate and House in 4 years. cstanleytech Dec 20 #9
I think it will be another last minute chaos disaster. jimfields33 Dec 20 #10
not to sound contrarian, JMCKUSICK Dec 20 #14
He will use the 'Trillion Dollar Coin' trick to bypass the debt ceiling. That plan was pretty popular here on DU kelly1mm Dec 20 #27
President can't just invent a coin?(God I Hope) JMCKUSICK Dec 20 #30
Never underestimate the stupidity of American voters COL Mustard Dec 21 #39
🖕🏻You vp Pisswig and p resident musk dweller Dec 20 #3
ooohh...i bet trump is mad. and eloon too. orleans Dec 20 #4
My xmas wish!! nt in2herbs Dec 20 #6
i wonder who did NOT vote for it nt orleans Dec 20 #5
Here ya go LiberalArkie Dec 20 #7
thank you nt orleans Dec 20 #12
TL;DR version: Every "nay" was a Republican (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 20 #13
Way more bipartisan support than the first bill n/t MichMan Dec 20 #11
Did cancer research for kids stay in? SheltieLover Dec 20 #15
Good question, boonecreek Dec 20 #16
I hope so, too! SheltieLover Dec 20 #17
They cut it! SheltieLover Dec 20 #19
Crap! boonecreek Dec 20 #25
How do those repukes sleep at night? SheltieLover Dec 20 #26
I may be wrong but aurora the great Dec 20 #20
Just googled it. Rotten mofos cut it to please lump SheltieLover Dec 20 #22
I wonder as well. BadgerMom Dec 20 #21
Just googled. They cut it to please lump SheltieLover Dec 20 #23
Thank you for doing what I should have. Googled. BadgerMom Dec 20 #24
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act as passed by both houses of Congress tonight Prairie Gates Dec 20 #33
Great, great news! BadgerMom Dec 20 #34
The Senate passed PART of it, but the media is not talking about it! SheltieLover Dec 21 #43
Oh, they passed it all right, to the tune of $12.6 million per year for five years. That's $60 million. Where the hell SheltieLover Dec 21 #44
Five years is what was in the continuing resolution three days ago Prairie Gates Dec 21 #45
It was passed separately by unanimous consent. onenote Dec 21 #42
Rotten mother fuckers cut kuds cancer research! SheltieLover Dec 20 #18
190 million dollars in the budget for such an important project is pennies compared to the total package Deuxcents Dec 20 #28
They make me physically sick. SheltieLover Dec 21 #37
It was passed as a separate bill outside the continuing resolution Prairie Gates Dec 20 #32
All of it? SheltieLover Dec 21 #36
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Act 2, which was what was included in the first CR Prairie Gates Dec 21 #40
Pay raises for themselves still in? SupportSanity Dec 20 #29
No MichMan Dec 20 #31
I guess when they get caught, the pay raises don't stay in. SupportSanity Dec 21 #38
Senate is voting via roll call vote ATM. LeftInTX Dec 21 #35
Jasmine Crockett voted Present? Bengus81 Dec 21 #41
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