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Speaking of funding, the House just passed a $585B defense bill.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-passes-dollar585b-defense-bill/ar-BBgloBQ

.....One of the most controversial aspects of the bill is its inclusion of a variety of public land and energy provisions, including designating new national parks and wilderness areas, speeding the permit process for oil and gas drilling, and measures related to energy and minerals.

(Sen Ted Cruz has this to say, about this bill...)

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called the provisions an “extreme land grab” that would restrict more than half a million acres of land from productive use.

“With the military’s shrinking budget, it is offensive that this bill would be used to fund congressional pork,” Cruz said in a Wednesday statement.

The bill also reduces benefits for troops and their families. It would raise the copay by $3 for most pharmaceuticals under Tricare, the military health insurance plan.

It would also keep pay raises at 1 percent, freeze raises for general and flag officers, and reduce housing subsidies by 1 percent. The bill also cuts subsidies for military commissaries, where troops buy groceries, by $100 million.

Although the cuts did not go as far as the Pentagon and Senate Armed Services Committee wanted, they are a blow to military family advocates who had lobbied against any cuts.

So much for using our GOP “advantage”. They shouldn’t be funding anything, that 0bola wants.