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In reply to the discussion: House passes bill to avoid a shutdown, sending it to the Senate hours before the deadline [View all]SheltieLover
(60,142 posts)43. The Senate passed PART of it, but the media is not talking about it!
Originally, $190 million was cut from House Bill. Senate passed $12 mill / yr for 5 years. That's $60 mill.
WHAT THE FUCK HAVE THEY DONE WITH *****OUR***** TAX MONEY???
They also did not include breast & cervical cancer funding, along with a bunch of other stuff.
I know the Dems did the best they could, but this is NOT great news. You'd think so, though, by the hoopla the media circus kicked up, right?
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT THE MEDIA DOES *** NOT *** SAY. THEREIN LIES THE PERTINENT FACTS.
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House passes bill to avoid a shutdown, sending it to the Senate hours before the deadline [View all]
Wicked Blue
Friday
OP
They'll still be forced to do it or watch their majority die in the Senate and House in 4 years.
cstanleytech
Friday
#9
He will use the 'Trillion Dollar Coin' trick to bypass the debt ceiling. That plan was pretty popular here on DU
kelly1mm
Friday
#27
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act as passed by both houses of Congress tonight
Prairie Gates
Friday
#33
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
10 hrs ago
#44
190 million dollars in the budget for such an important project is pennies compared to the total package
Deuxcents
Friday
#28
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Act 2, which was what was included in the first CR
Prairie Gates
16 hrs ago
#40