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57 Democrats join House GOP to fund key departments, programs
Washington Examiner ^ | 10-4-2013 | ASHE SCHOW

Posted on 10/04/2013 12:55:53 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather

Fifty-seven House Democrats have broken ranks with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer to vote with Republicans to fund parts of the government like veterans programs, national parks and the National Institutes of Health.

Sixteen of those Democrats voted for all six targeted appropriations bills, introduced at the behest of House Speaker John Boehner, including measures to fund the National Guard and Reserve, NIH, national parks, the District of Columbia and two separate votes for veterans programs. (The House of Representatives voted twice to restore funding for veterans programs, once Oct. 1 and a second time Oct. 3.)

Of those 16 Democrats, 10 face tough re-election campaigns in 2014:

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 113th; democrats; federalspending; fund; house; join; shutdown
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1 posted on 10/04/2013 12:55:53 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Fantastic! Oh let it be true!


2 posted on 10/04/2013 12:57:26 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Cracks in the wall. Barry must be all wee-wee’d up over this development.


3 posted on 10/04/2013 12:57:57 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Oh Noes! Trouble in Donkeyland?


4 posted on 10/04/2013 12:57:57 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Too bad the “news” media are too busy trying to find people who have actually signed up for ZeroCare after they jumped the gun on that Chad guy who claimed to have done so.


5 posted on 10/04/2013 12:58:17 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

One from each state!.................


6 posted on 10/04/2013 12:58:39 PM PDT by Red Badger (It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong. .....Voltaire)
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To: sheikdetailfeather; mrsmel

This is just a CYA operation for the home folks. They know it won’t mean anything, and they can claim they are moderates. Pure political theater.


7 posted on 10/04/2013 12:58:51 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Lean on those blue Senators that are in red states!


8 posted on 10/04/2013 12:59:14 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

“Of those 16 Democrats, 10 face tough re-election campaigns in 2014:”

Huh? The article title says 57, where does the 16 number come from?


9 posted on 10/04/2013 12:59:26 PM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Now can Harry possibly deny voting on these now? Little pr*ck!


10 posted on 10/04/2013 12:59:38 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Starboard

I want to see him curled up in the corner fondling his fudgies.


11 posted on 10/04/2013 1:00:04 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather
Hold on, hold on...the MEDIA keeps telling us that the REPUBLICANS are the ones who are crumbling...


12 posted on 10/04/2013 1:00:11 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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If you’re a Dem they have to worry about all the vets in their district asking them why they didn’t vote to at least fund the VA. The Dems reps don’t want to face them because vets vote in big numbers.

This story is very good news.


13 posted on 10/04/2013 1:00:30 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Pining_4_TX

True, but the more they get, the better it looks for “spin” to the low-info demo.


14 posted on 10/04/2013 1:00:45 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: sheikdetailfeather
Hold on, hold on...the MEDIA keeps telling us that the REPUBLICANS are the ones who are crumbling...


15 posted on 10/04/2013 1:00:52 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Progress ... hold the line :-)


16 posted on 10/04/2013 1:01:08 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: sheikdetailfeather

It’s going to be VERY interesting to see if that number grows as bill after bill after bill come up.


17 posted on 10/04/2013 1:01:24 PM PDT by don-o (Hit the FReepathon hard and fast! Nail this one for the Jimmer. Do it now!)
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To: mrsmel

Hope so. This is getting so frustrating. The sheeple believe whatever the MSM feeds them.


18 posted on 10/04/2013 1:01:39 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Very nice! I think bitter, ugly Harry Reid will probably make their lives hell, but frankly, he’s getting so irrational that maybe it will be a badge of honor even among Dems to have opposed him.


19 posted on 10/04/2013 1:01:55 PM PDT by livius
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To: Beagle8U
Sixteen of those Democrats voted for all six targeted appropriations bills
20 posted on 10/04/2013 1:02:25 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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