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House to Pass Bills to Reopen National Parks, VA
AP ^ | October 1, 2013 | ANDREW TAYLOR

Posted on 10/01/2013 11:15:50 AM PDT by 11th_VA

Republicans say the GOP-controlled House intends to pass legislation to reopen portions of the government, including national parks and processing of claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The House would also allow the government of Washington, D.C. to use its own taxpayer funds to provide services like garbage pickup, as well as keep D.C. employees on the job.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 113th; barrycades; federalspending; gop; operationwhipcracker; shutdown; virginia
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To: 11th_VA

Fund the government piece by piece. Then leave the IRS, EPA, and DOJ unfunded.


21 posted on 10/01/2013 11:47:51 AM PDT by struggle
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To: SeekAndFind

Brilliant!

The House Repubs can “a la carte” the few needed gov’t offices that they WANT funded and then send the bills to the bratty GimmeDats (aka democrats) in the Senate and then we’ll see who are the true “obstructionists!!”

This is really brilliant.


22 posted on 10/01/2013 11:54:28 AM PDT by AlanGreenSpam (Obama: The First 'American IDOL' President - sponsored by Chicago NeoCom Thugs)
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To: 11th_VA

Good strategy, but somehow I think the Senate will reject it and call the House anarchists, for make-believe reasons.

Most people will go along with that, when they hear it on Good Morning America.


23 posted on 10/01/2013 11:55:03 AM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: 11th_VA

That’s the way to do it!


24 posted on 10/01/2013 11:56:59 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: 11th_VA
Wonder if Reid will go along with this.

I'll bet not. If he does, he'll get an avalanche of small bills from the House designed to lessen the pain of the "shutdown," and that's the last thing the ol' coot wants.

25 posted on 10/01/2013 11:57:16 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: struggle
Fund the government piece by piece. Then leave the IRS, EPA, and DOJ unfunded

From your lips to God's ears.

26 posted on 10/01/2013 11:58:18 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: 11th_VA

http://www.nps.gov/shutdown/index.html

“Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and National Park Service webpages are not operating.”

I found that at the first page of the national park website. Then it automatically clicked over to working webpages. Just another government lie.

No illegals can cross over through Big Bend National Park and can’t tend their federal land marijuana fields but worst of all Yogi Bear will starve without picnic baskets. Where’s the outrage?


27 posted on 10/01/2013 11:58:20 AM PDT by bgill (This reply was mined before it was posted.)
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To: 11th_VA

How does DC take itself out?


28 posted on 10/01/2013 11:59:12 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: ReaganGeneration2

“Good strategy”

Sorry, meant to say, “Way to do your JOB”


29 posted on 10/01/2013 12:02:55 PM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: DouglasKC

I read something to this effect yesterday and AGREE... VOTE it back piecemeal!!!!!!!!!!! HEAR YE HEAR YE ....BOHENER!! GREAT SUGGESTION HERE!!!!!!....


30 posted on 10/01/2013 12:06:05 PM PDT by pollywog ("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
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To: BigEdLB

that’s good!

keep it up house. hope reid gives us at least a blessed month. the longer the shutdown goes, the greater our leverage.


31 posted on 10/01/2013 12:08:22 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: 11th_VA

Selective funding will only work for items that are easily understood and widely supported by the public. Reid will only act if he is shamed into it, as with the military and now with national parks. Forget discussing Article 1, Section 8 or shutting down, say, Justice. Stick to high-visibility mom and apple pie items.


32 posted on 10/01/2013 12:13:04 PM PDT by Praxeologue
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To: tobyhill
This is different than ‘95 because people can get their information from other than the MSM. 

I just heard the top of the hour ABC News brief on the radio, where Vic Rattner said that the Senate rejected another House bill without saying anything about what the House bill was.

They don't want their listeners to find out how reasonable the House bills are, or how unreasonable Harry Reid is becoming, they just want people to know that the Senate is rejecting House bills.

-PJ

33 posted on 10/01/2013 12:16:11 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Stand Watch Listen

THAT is what freedom and courage looks like! God bless the Greatest Generation.


34 posted on 10/01/2013 12:18:32 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Dahoser

Then they’ll get the blame for “keeping school kids, retirees, foreign tourists and everyday Americans” out of OUR parks, and national monuments (just look what happened with the Veterans at the WWII Memorial!)?


35 posted on 10/01/2013 12:20:30 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Is John Boehner the Neville Chamberlain of American Politics?)
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To: 11th_VA

The house should send one of their many budget bills back to the senate and offer a clean CR... once the Senate passes the budget...

Of course, the budget wouldn’t fund Obamacare.


36 posted on 10/01/2013 12:20:47 PM PDT by csivils
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To: Kennard

“Selective funding will only work for items that are easily understood and widely supported by the public. Reid will only act if he is shamed into it, as with the military and now with national parks. Forget discussing Article 1, Section 8 or shutting down, say, Justice. Stick to high-visibility mom and apple pie items.”

B-I-N-G-O!


37 posted on 10/01/2013 12:21:58 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Is John Boehner the Neville Chamberlain of American Politics?)
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To: Cyber Liberty

Well then he’ll be blamed FOR KEEPING AMERICANS OUT OF OUR N’TNL PARKS, (and so on with each ~necessary~ and popular provision of the Federal Government)!


38 posted on 10/01/2013 12:24:12 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Is John Boehner the Neville Chamberlain of American Politics?)
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To: Stand Watch Listen

Sen. Harkin was apparently there. Was on the phone trying to phone the secretary of Interior to no avail. What a joke. Just open the gates and turn on the fountains. Rep. Steve King was there to help open the gates.


39 posted on 10/01/2013 12:26:23 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: 11th_VA

But if Obama said Obamacare is already funded and he doesn’t need those annoying Republicans, what’s the big deal?

Just let them pass with a defunded Obamacare, why should he be worried about it?


40 posted on 10/01/2013 12:27:46 PM PDT by Kenny (<p>)
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