Posted on 10/20/2011 8:06:58 PM PDT by mdittmar
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has blocked Republican-backed legislation that would prevent the government from withholding 3 percent of payments to government contractors.
The legislation failed to get the 60 votes needed to end a Democratic filibuster late Thursday. Many Democrats and President Barack Obama support the idea but opposed it Thursday because it would be paid for with $30 billion in cuts from domestic agency spending. The White House promised a veto.
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I thought that was a tactic only used by the minority party.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm - - - - - ? Didn’t Senator Pants-on-the-ground Reid change the Senate rules on filibusters within the last week to stop Sen. McConnell?
You won’t see this headline in your local newspaper tomorrow.
Reuters twitter feed says republicans block Obama jobs bill. Stupid msm.
Rapes and murder will go up thanks to the democrat party.
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