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Live Thread: Congressional Vote on the Budget Fiasco
US Congress ^ | 8/1/11 | FedGov

Posted on 08/01/2011 11:18:29 AM PDT by central_va

Lawmakers split into Democratic and Republicans camps to hear appeals from their party leaders to approve the deal which emerged from feverish negotiations as the clock ticked toward a Tuesday deadline to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. Party leaders are hoping for sizable majorities in order to give the deal credibility.


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To: Red_Devil 232

Thank you ... reading it now!


21 posted on 08/01/2011 12:17:04 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: goldstategop
"If you have a debt reduction plan, feel free to put it on the table."
I did that in my first email to her....pakistan just kicked us out of our military bases there, and we just sent them 7 billion....defund npr, endowment of the arts, eliminate atf and roll the field agents into the fbi, 10% cuts across the board to EVERY department....that is my plan, what is yours????
22 posted on 08/01/2011 12:25:48 PM PDT by joe fonebone (Project Gunwalker, this will make watergate look like the warm up band......)
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To: central_va

Just called Marsha Blackburn’s office, and they said she is still reading it and is undecided. Told her I hate it.... politely, but firmly.


23 posted on 08/01/2011 12:27:38 PM PDT by Grammy
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To: so_real

Good luck.


24 posted on 08/01/2011 12:30:40 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: joe fonebone

10% real cuts? Don’t forget the baseline...


25 posted on 08/01/2011 12:34:32 PM PDT by Ingtar (Together we go broke (from a Pookie18 post))
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To: Ingtar

What are they chanting from the gallery? ANyone know?


26 posted on 08/01/2011 12:35:36 PM PDT by Chandalier (Obama is a Chicken Hawk!)
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To: central_va

My gut says they won’t vote today.


27 posted on 08/01/2011 12:40:46 PM PDT by Gator113 (Palin 2012, period.....)
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To: Gator113

HAHAHA! Maxine Waters up!


28 posted on 08/01/2011 12:42:52 PM PDT by Chandalier (Obama is a Chicken Hawk!)
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To: Ingtar

screw the baseline...no more accounting tricks...take how much we spent last year and multiply it by .9 and there is your budget...takes about 15 seconds to do....really


29 posted on 08/01/2011 12:43:36 PM PDT by joe fonebone (Project Gunwalker, this will make watergate look like the warm up band......)
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To: joe fonebone

You did account for killing the baseline then... good.


30 posted on 08/01/2011 12:44:49 PM PDT by Ingtar (Together we go broke (from a Pookie18 post))
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To: central_va
An informal FR Working Group: US Budget Plan FY-2012 - Link below...

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In an attempt to bring some organization to our Activism -

See @Anchor Posts, each for a specfic subject or type of information.

If you have the latest info on the Schedule, Contact Info, or Advice about Activism; and or to comment on several subjects concerning the US budget, - please post here to the specific anchor post. Then we can click on "View Replies" to find specific info more quickly.

Requesting your input and opinions:

Filibuster w/ Lee, West Needs TEA, Rubio Quote, Expose Default Scare Fraud, End Dems Ponzi Economics

((( Ping! ))) Lists Here! AND, General Bump! Here Post #15

31 posted on 08/01/2011 1:05:32 PM PDT by Golden Gate
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To: central_va

We HAVE a mechanism to control the National Debt.

It’s call the Debt Ceiling.

USE IT!

Don’t increase it! LOWER IT!

All of the plans that have been considered so far are nothing but smoke and mirrors to mask the fact that the BEST of these plans still allows the debt to increase by about 1 Trillion per year!

All of these lying politicians need to be swinging from lamp posts...


32 posted on 08/01/2011 1:09:44 PM PDT by EasySt (2012... Sometimes you have to flush twice.)
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To: central_va

Call your Congress Critter NOW!

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/


33 posted on 08/01/2011 1:11:04 PM PDT by WVKayaker (The GOP needs to live the planks of its platform, not just offer lip service. -Sarah Palin 8/2008)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Tell me about it :
16 (2) Strike subsections (b) and (e) and redesig-
17 nate subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and
18 (c), respectively.
Seriously? This is what the Founders envisioned when specifying legislation should be fully comprehensible to the common man? I don't think so.


34 posted on 08/01/2011 1:16:11 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: so_real

bump


35 posted on 08/01/2011 2:02:50 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Grammy
Just called Marsha Blackburn’s office, and they said she is still reading it and is undecided.

I'm just impressed that someone is actually reading it before deciding on a vote.

36 posted on 08/01/2011 2:09:44 PM PDT by Faith
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