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Topic: Senate Dems to move budget
through committee for first
time in four years |
Senate Dems to move budget
through committee for first
time in four years
The Hill [Washington DC], by Erik Wasson
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Original Article
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Posted By:JoniTx, 1/23/2013 2:25:34 PM
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| Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they will move a budget resolution through the Budget Committee and onto the Senate floor for the first time in four years. Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said the decision had nothing to do with the House’s debt-ceiling bill, which would withhold senators’ pay if they failed to pass a budget by April 15. The "no budget, no pay" bill is scheduled for a vote on Wednesday. “Senate Democrats plan to move on a budget resolution regardless of whether the House
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
JimBob, 1/23/2013 2:39:45 PM (No. 9134718)
Of COURSE it had NOTHING to do with the House ´No Budget, No Pay´ statement! Just pure coincidence that they SAY they will move a budget for the first time in over 4 years, what, 1 WEEK after the House threatens to withold their pay(off)?
HAW! HAW! HAW!
Maybe you can fool the ´LoFo´ Obama crowd with that one, but even this ol´ Southern country boy is just a bit smarter than that!
HAW! HAW! HAW!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Jonr, 1/23/2013 2:42:15 PM (No. 9134721)
The Senate has degenerated into a den of fools and thieves! How can this idiot Senator say that this had nothing to do with the threat of withholding their pay? Wow!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Blue-Z-Anna, 1/23/2013 2:51:05 PM (No. 9134747)
Time for a bill that says:"Give up all your commie foolishness or no pay".
Why didn´t we think of this before ???
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
antiquegolf, 1/23/2013 3:00:14 PM (No. 9134770)
FTA: “Senate Democrats plan to move on a budget resolution regardless of whether the House rolls this issue into their short-term bill to increase the debt limit,” Murray said.
OK, we believe you, patty. /sar But just to make certain that the budget resolution doesn´t stall in committee, the "no budget, no pay" bill is coming at you. A threat to the personal pocketbooks of democrats is clearly the most effective way to motivate them. The GOP must repeat this practice. It´s a winner.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
stablemoney, 1/23/2013 5:25:13 PM (No. 9135032)
I pay absolutely no attention to anything Patty Murray has to say.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
KTWO, 1/23/2013 7:31:03 PM (No. 9135236)
Good news. But for now it is just words from a politician.
A proposed budget can say anything; it can say $500t to melt the ice in Antarctica.
But, by definition, we can´t get a good budget until the Congress passes one. So this is a step.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
retiree, 1/23/2013 7:55:10 PM (No. 9135261)
When I didn´t work I didn´t get paid and I didn´t collect later when I did go to work.
These guys will collect when they do actually do some work. I don´t think they should collect what was withheld. I think they should lose it entirely.
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