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Lawmakers release huge budget; big military, domestic boosts (But No Wall Funding)
AP ^ | 22 Mar 18 | Jill Colvin, Alan Fram and Matthew Daly

Posted on 03/22/2018 3:33:57 AM PDT by SkyPilot

Congressional leaders finalized a sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill Wednesday that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant “Dreamers,” deprives President Donald Trump some of his border wall money and takes only incremental steps to address gun violence.

As negotiators stumbled toward an end-of-the-week deadline to fund the government or face a federal shutdown, House Speaker Paul Ryan dashed to the White House amid concerns Trump’s support was wavering. The White House later said the president backed the legislation, even as some conservative Republicans balked at the size of the spending increases and the rush to pass the bill.

Talks continued into Wednesday evening before the 2,232-page text was finally released.

“No bill of this size is perfect,” Ryan said. “But this legislation addresses important priorities and makes us stronger at home and abroad.”

Leaders still hoped to start voting as soon as Thursday. A stopgap measure may be needed to ensure federal offices aren’t hit with a partial shutdown at midnight Friday when funding for the government expires.

Negotiators have been working for days — and nights — on details of the bill, which is widely viewed as the last major piece of legislation likely to move through Congress in this election year. Lawmakers in both parties sought to attach their top priorities.

Two of the biggest remaining issues had been border wall funds and a legislative response to gun violence after the clamor for action following recent school shootings, including the one in Parkland, Florida.

On guns, leaders tentatively agreed to tuck in bipartisan provisions to bolster school safety funds and improve compliance with the criminal background check system for firearm purchases. The bill states that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can do research on gun violence...

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: budget; congress; mexico; mexicowillpay; notreagan; sham; trump; wall
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Ridiculous! No wall funding, but gun control is sneaked into the bill?

Last month, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul triggered a brief government shutdown over his objections to the deficit spending. On Wednesday, he tweeted his opposition to the emerging legislation, known as an “omnibus.” “It’s a good thing we have Republican control of Congress or the Democrats might bust the budget caps, fund planned parenthood and Obamacare, and sneak gun control without due process into an Omni ... wait, what?” Paul tweeted.

Exactly. They can spend $1.3 TRIILION (a Trillion is a THOUSAND BILLION), but cannot give the President $25 Billion for the wall?

Ryan and McConnell are enemies of the President.

1 posted on 03/22/2018 3:33:57 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

Abbott and Costello need to go


2 posted on 03/22/2018 3:40:27 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
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Both parties touted $4.6 billion in total funding to fight the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic,

- Here is a clue: don't abuse drugs, become a druggie, illegally sell drugs, illegally push drugs, or waste your life high on drugs. There, I just saved $4.6 Billion that can now go towards wall funding.

Child care and development block grants would receive a huge $2.4 billion increase to $5.2 billion.

- Take care of your own damn kids, don't become a single mother baby momma, and don't make the rest of us pay for your children. They are YOUR children, not mine. There is another $5.2 Billion that can be put towards the wall.

Head Start for preschoolers would get a $610 million boost, while an additional $2.4 billion would go for child care grants.

- Head Start is nothing but a welfare program for baby mommas. "....comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families." What a joke! What these children need is two parent families who are married - this $3 Billion is nothing but welfare.

3 posted on 03/22/2018 3:41:13 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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They want to lose the midterms. It’s obvious.


4 posted on 03/22/2018 3:42:45 AM PDT by mindburglar (I have an above average brain stem)
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To: ronnie raygun
From the article:

The group discussed how they could better sell the package, said the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the private conversation.

The mere fact that they know they have to "sell the package" means they know it is loaded down with welfare pork, while it does NOT fund the border wall.

But they won't fund the wall.


5 posted on 03/22/2018 3:46:31 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: mindburglar
They want to lose the midterms.

I think they are bribed and bought off, and also committed to Globalization and the New World Order. There is no other explanation.

6 posted on 03/22/2018 3:47:35 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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Donald J. Trump ‏ Verified account @realDonaldTrump 8h8 hours ago More Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next year...most ever. Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment. 18,364 replies 10,651 retweets 43,088 likes Reply 18K Retweet 11K Like 43K Direct message
7 posted on 03/22/2018 3:48:56 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen
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To: mindburglar

The GOP prefers to be the minority, so they can make promises
they will never keep.


8 posted on 03/22/2018 3:49:45 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: SkyPilot
"Ryan and McConnell are enemies of the President."

Ryan and McConnell are enemies of America.

9 posted on 03/22/2018 3:49:59 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: WorkerbeeCitizen
I saw the tweet. At least President Trump is still honest. He knows this is a garbage deal.

The $1.6 Billion is only to install "fences" and "maintain" our current border. Funding for new border and ICE agents was removed from the bill, along with full funding for the wall.

10 posted on 03/22/2018 3:52:17 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: WorkerbeeCitizen

Yea I’m done actively supporting Trump. This is a hugh loss. Playing a long game with Congress is how we got in this mess.


11 posted on 03/22/2018 4:07:19 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: SkyPilot

They never learn.

They never learn.

As a conservative, you CANNOT “out-liberal” a real liberal.

Do this, and the real liberal will beat you at the end of the day. And they will beat you because it is genuine for them and as a conservative, it is not genuine for you. You are simply pandering, hoping for votes.

I am all for increasing military allocations. But not the rest of it. I hope it won’t, but I fear this is going to end badly.


12 posted on 03/22/2018 4:11:25 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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So, before we rush to say PDJT should veto it and create a huge event, perhaps praying for his protection and his wisdom is 1st order.

Here’s the diffeQ/calculus he faces:

Republicans McConnell and Ryan want to lose because they sold out the U.S.. to China and other globalist...they don’t want to be in the majority, they are trying to throw the election to be in the minority so they can get richer and impeach PDJT. Not signing said budget bill will help expedite that impeachment. PDJT has to drag said enemies across the finish line to a victory of sorts that they don’t want. And we complain? It is a miracle he is still alive...

That math equation has never been solved and is akin to dividing by zero.

These aforementioned globalist traitors are the puppets of masters whom eat flesh of aborted babies, rape children, drink their adrenochrome blood, worship satan for world power...know they enemy. Pray harder and complain less.


13 posted on 03/22/2018 4:38:39 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (There are no more accidents.)
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That is OK though. It will be signed wait and see. The reason. Because it heavily funds the military machine.


14 posted on 03/22/2018 4:42:18 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: WorkerbeeCitizen
Yep just as I suspected. He will sign it but to hell with all of the waste and over spend.

WE ARE WINNING NOW!!!!!

15 posted on 03/22/2018 4:44:21 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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We don’t want the poor drug and human traffickers losing their jobs. /s.


16 posted on 03/22/2018 4:45:12 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Why do you blame Trump for the fact that the majority of Congresscritters are actively trying to undermine his agenda (and, by extension, that of the American people)?

Have you not noticed that career politicians refuse to actually do the will of the people? That every action they take is calculated to cement their power over the people?

Since President Trump does not have dictator powers and cannot oust Congresscritters who are drunk with power, what do you think he should do? How does he force them to conduct the people’s business when they refuse?


17 posted on 03/22/2018 4:45:52 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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I saw the tweet. At least President Trump is still honest. He knows this is a garbage deal.

Then don't sign it!!!!!! Honest be damned. This is a waste of our damned money and these drunken politicians (including the President) have no need to do this kind of wasteful spending.

TEXANS......get us the hell out of this failed UNION. Call your State representative and TELL them to support the #TEXIT initiative. These clowns in DC are taking us further down the rat hole.

18 posted on 03/22/2018 4:48:12 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: SkyPilot

The president has let us down. While campaigning President Trump told us several times every day...... “Mexico will pay for the wall”

It seems to me that statement is the Trump equivalent of “if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor”

I have seen no evidence of any attempt to extract money from Mexico


19 posted on 03/22/2018 4:53:15 AM PDT by Thibodeaux (Long Live the Republic!)
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Donald J. Trump ‏ Verified account @realDonaldTrump 9h9 hours ago Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next year...most ever. Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/976654851684945920
20 posted on 03/22/2018 5:01:03 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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