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Senate Shifts Iraq Funds to Borders, Ports
AP ^ | April 26, 2006 | ANDREW TAYLOR

Posted on 04/26/2006 9:43:29 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative

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1 posted on 04/26/2006 9:43:33 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative; Cap Huff; Dog; Coop; AdmSmith; jmc1969; Straight Vermonter; Wiz; ...

The Senate is feeling some pressure on the border issue....


2 posted on 04/26/2006 9:46:54 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Why Iraq, why not take the money back from prescription drug giveaway.


3 posted on 04/26/2006 9:47:12 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: Semper Paratus

why stop there? we should abolish all nanny-entitlement programs.


4 posted on 04/26/2006 9:48:45 AM PDT by Element187
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Why Iraq, why not take the money back from prescription drug giveaway.

Apparently our Senators are more fearful of the senior lobby than they are of al Qaeda.

5 posted on 04/26/2006 9:49:18 AM PDT by dirtboy (If border security first is good enough for the GOP House, it's good enough for me!)
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Apparently our Senators are more fearful of the senior lobby than they are of al Qaeda.

And well they should be. Just wait until all the baby boomers are seniors, that will be a terrifying lobby. Younger folk should have jumped at the chance for personal accounts before it is too late.

6 posted on 04/26/2006 9:52:16 AM PDT by rhombus
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Cultural threats alwys take precedence over military/terror threats.


7 posted on 04/26/2006 9:52:45 AM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: West Coast Conservative

Congress is clearly feeling more emboldened all the time to depart from the lame duck and his toughly worded veto threats.


8 posted on 04/26/2006 9:52:54 AM PDT by jpl
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>Why Iraq, why not take the money back from prescription drug giveaway.

I saw a TV spot on a young person who was on 17 (yes 17) prescription drugs. The daily cost was over 250 dollars, and this person wanted more money for more drugs! I'm am all for helping people get prescription drugs that they need. However, I am not for supporting people with prescription drug habits.


9 posted on 04/26/2006 9:54:22 AM PDT by VOATNOW1
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I wouldn't penalize seniors who can't afford their medications. Currently there are only 4 states in the entire country that check for citizenship BEFORE granting medicaid, housing, food stamps, and cash to illegal aliens. Stop providing those benefits to the 12 plus million collecting them, and instead of catch and release, do a catch, build the wall, release on the other side, and we would probably have enough left over to give our soldiers a pay raise!


10 posted on 04/26/2006 9:54:59 AM PDT by Kimberly GG
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But, these fools will spend tens of billions on building low income housing for NO and endless social programs.


11 posted on 04/26/2006 9:58:08 AM PDT by jmc1969
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Beginning June 1, you will have to provide proof of citizenship in order to get Medicaid in all 50 states. It is a new federal law.


12 posted on 04/26/2006 10:00:23 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
This is a Supplemental Spending Bill

I wonder if this reporter knows what that means
13 posted on 04/26/2006 10:04:36 AM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: West Coast Conservative

$1.3 billion could build a lot of the wall.


14 posted on 04/26/2006 10:04:56 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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Why Iraq, why not take the money back from prescription drug giveaway.

This was an emergency supplemental bill

Money on top of what has ALREADY been appropriated for spending

This reporter is playing word games with the title

15 posted on 04/26/2006 10:08:12 AM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: rhombus

You think someone told them that the Greatest Generation taught a significant percentage of their offspring to shoot straight?


16 posted on 04/26/2006 10:09:27 AM PDT by NAVY84
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1.3 billion would inspect a lot of shipping containers
1.3 billion would hire a lot of ICE agents to work with local law enforcement to combat the well organized criminal aliens
1.3 billion would chase down a lot of sleeper muslims who have overstayed their visa.
17 posted on 04/26/2006 10:10:47 AM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: NAVY84

shoot straight?


18 posted on 04/26/2006 10:15:59 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: Mo1

How does a suppplemental bill take away from what's already put aside for the war?


19 posted on 04/26/2006 10:16:17 AM PDT by blogblogginaway (..)
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To: West Coast Conservative

well, damn, it's about time the senate began to feel a little hot under the collar and feeling the pressure...

Now, if we can get our commander in chief's head out of the clouds and have him listen to the American people, the voice of this country that matters, then maybe we can get somewhere...


20 posted on 04/26/2006 10:16:51 AM PDT by immigration lady (Defeat is momentary)
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