McConnell supports Biden’s Israel and
Ukraine aid bundle, hopes for ‘functional’ House
Posted By: Ida Lou Pino, 10/22/2023 10:10:24 AM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is openly championing President Joe Biden’s push to bundle Ukraine and Israel aid together while also wishing for a “functional” House. Biden delivered a his second primetime Oval Office address last Thursday seeking to gin up support for the White House’s proposed roughly $106 billion package entailing $61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, and $30.1 billion for other projects like border security. “It’s correct. No Americans are getting killed in Ukraine. We’re rebuilding our industrial base.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is openly championing President Joe Biden’s push to bundle Ukraine and Israel aid together while also wishing for a “functional” House. Biden delivered a his second primetime Oval Office address last Thursday seeking to gin up support for the White House’s proposed roughly $106 billion package entailing $61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, and $30.1 billion for other projects like border security. “It’s correct. No Americans are getting killed in Ukraine. We’re rebuilding our industrial base.
I once fell for the Columbia prof who
celebrated Hamas’ massacre — he has
the power to infect 4 replies
celebrated Hamas’ massacre — he has
the power to infect 4 replies
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Texas Senate passes historic expanded
public school funding, universal school
choice bills 6 replies
public school funding, universal school
choice bills 6 replies
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New York denies offshore wind developer
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request to raise rates, throwing more
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Sheila Jackson Lee • 0:01 - 0:09:
Uh, you took a piece of paper from that woman, uh, regarding, uh, something that was owned
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the ground in Gaza to free American hostages
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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich floated Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) as the next speaker.
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They weren’t laughing.
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That’s right, among individuals intending to vote for Biden in 2024, 47% think “the government should regulate or restrict the expression of views considered discriminatory or offensive.”
Considered “discriminatory or offensive” by whom, exactly?
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Fools, all.
Come to think of it, I find the poll and this report offensive, so I want government to regulate them.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aka climate worriers Harry and Meghan, departed on a private jet to enjoy some Caribbean solitude after attending a conference that claimed “climate change” is damaging children’s mental health.
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“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.” --Marcus Tullius Cicero
The uniparty, that deep state bureaucracy that rules over us all, determined that the people should not have the Speaker of their choice.
A clear majority of Republicans wanted Rep. Jim Jordan to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy for good and obvious reasons.
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Wow! Just imagine how much money will be pouring into Elaine's investment portfolio. The numbers are staggering1