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GOP Congressman Makes CDC Director Squirm After Confronting Him on Children’s Vaccine Cuts: ‘Let Me Get This Straight…’

Mar. 7, 2013 9:39am Erica Ritz

Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) is winning praise for tackling the director of the CDC over claims that sequestration will result in a drastic cut to children’s vaccinations in the state, RightScoop calling it a ”fantastic obliteration” and a “must watch.”

A medical doctor himself, Harris spoke with no hesitation when he began by asking whether the CDC had worked with the White House in crafting a memo blaming Republicans for the cut:

“Dr. Frieden, I have a great deal of concern about a document that my office got from the White House that talked about the cuts that were going to occur due to Republicans, affecting children… It says in Maryland about 2,050 fewer children will receive vaccines due to reduced funding for vaccinations of about $140,000. Did the CDC assist the White House in preparing that estimate?”

“I’d have to get back to you on that,” Frieden responded.

Thoroughly unimpressed, Harris asks: “You as the director don’t know if you assisted the White House in preparing an estimate that was distributed to every member of Congress?”

Harris changes gears after Frieden says he would have to double check the numbers, asking specifically which program is being affected.

“And what did the president’s budget do to [program] 317, the president’s prospective budget?” Harris inquires. ”Does [a] $58 million cut sound familiar?”

Frieden says yes, before Harris proceeds: “And what [did] the sequester cut?…Does $30 million sound familiar?”

Receiving positive acknowledgement, Harris continues: “So actually, the president cut the program twice as much in his budget. Can I assume that the president’s proposed [cut] would have reduced funding to 4,400 children in Maryland?”

Astonishingly, the CDC head says that under president Obama’s proposed $58 million cut, they believe they could have run the program more efficiently and avoided the cuts.

“Let me get it straight…Is it your testimony that under the president’s proposed cut of $58 million in his budget to the 317 program, you could have avoided cuts to vaccines to children in Maryland?” Harris asks.

“We believe that we could have maintained vaccination levels, yes,” the CDC director responds.

Harris concludes with a knowing, “very interesting.”

The entire exchange is well worth the watch:

(H/T: RightScoop/RBPundit)

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nzkiwi
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:20am
It is very easy to see, through this and previous stories, that Mr Obama intends to inflict as much personal harm on the American people as he can in order to score political points against the Republican party.

It is chilling to observe his callous and vindictive nature…

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- bb010864
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:36am
  Amen brother…
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:43am
  The people will be punished for not rising up and demanding their own economic destruction through taxes and deficit spending! He will make them HURT for not helping him intimidate the opposition. How Dare they? HOW DARE THEY!?!
  
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- ginger100
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:52am
  @cavallo this is what is in store for people who rise up against the man.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FfkZ1yri26s
  
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- battles
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:53am
  You are observing and experiencing the mind of a psychopath. Keep your every gun America. You are going to need them.
  
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- Caniac Steve
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:12am
  so much for Loving” America & Americans huh ?
  
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- carbonyes
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:30am
  This people is the POS that we now have serving as President of the United States who does not care a flip about the American people. His intent is to create the greatest harm and inflict great pain of the American people solely for political gain. Words can not begin to describe the nature of this animal that we have “serving” the American people. He is in the process of earning his place in history right beside Chairman Mao, Joseph Stalin and very soon, Adolph Hitler. This is not a stretch. There is a stench around him that I wonder how his cohorts in crime are able to stand.
  What a tragedy!
  Ready to move out yet? If you are, better enlist the assistance of the divine intervention of God first, because the forces behind Obama are diabolical, meaning not of this earth and from the dark side.
  
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- jakartaman
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:34am
  Obama is not the president of the USA he is the enemy and all his sorry A$$ minions need to be fired.
  Americans of all persuasions should be outraged and discussed with these petty stunts.
  
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- naughtycal
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:59am
  If he’s not careful he’ll feel how vendictive damage the Patriots in this country can be inflict on him.
  
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- The_Pointy_End
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:02pm
  @nzkiwi
  “sequestration will result in a drastic cut to children’s vaccinations” This shows the ruling class has no regard for YOUR human life. They don’t care if YOUR child doesn’t get a vaccine – theirs will.
  
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- AmericaMustBeFree
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:07pm
  It has always been his intent to make American’s suffer! Millions out of work, millions have lost their homes, millions can barely feed their families, millions struggling to buy gas to get back and forth to work when we could be drilling and Keystone could be employing rhousands. It is the intent of this President to bring America and its people to its knee’s like other dictators have done.. so he can do just that rule over us and flush all parts of the constitution. My question is.. will American’s allow that?? We have evil people running the country.. and what few good men and women we have, well can they save us alone? No, it takes everyone of us! God help them and us!
  
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- naughtycal
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:21pm
  Everyone one of these a55hat that are palying politics with our system should be trial for treason.Because what they are doing is treasonist act on the American people in the name of their political party.
  
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- sndrman
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:48pm
  carboneys “you’re known by the company you keep” the people around him are him, they share the same vision and hate(America) and loves(communism)……..
  
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- SamIamTwo
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:57pm
  Yep totally intentional…first president to try it…previous presidents allowed their agencies the flexibility to make the decisions…
  
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- PlowMan
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 1:02pm
  Right on! Never in my born days have I seen anything like this. No wait, I live in Illinois I have seen this. Tried to tell everyone we didn’t need a person from Illinois running this country.
  
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- Ruler4You
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 2:07pm
  The CDC sucked the life blood of Americans for decades to get where they are. And now the Hippocratic oath has ZERO meaning. It has been supplanted by ideological dogma and the lust for ‘funding’.
  
  We now are subjects of a autocratic government driven by its own lust.
  
  Now, historically speaking, where have we seen this before?
  
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- armyofnibiru
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 2:24pm
  purposeful maximazation of pain to all US citizens,especialy the children.
  
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- Rowgue
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 2:41pm
  They have actually been saying…we have to make sure the sequester is as bad as we said it was going to be. There is nothing cryptic about that. They are actively engaged in purposefully sabatoging american interests because they think they can blame it on republicans and use it as political leverage. They are comitting treason.
  
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- Mathchopper
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:41pm
  It’s the “plan”
  
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- Mathchopper
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:43pm
  Chilling? Not to me. I know it’s part of the “plan”.
  
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- maverickm808
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 4:26pm
  Remember, Obama wants to make sequestration “as painful as possible” to make republicans look worse…
  
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- canadianlady
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 5:46pm
  This is only going to blow up in Obama’s face. He’s behaving like a child.
  
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- peaceangel
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:31pm
  @GINGER100
  THANKS MUCH for the INTERNMENT CAMP blueprints. BUT all of you need to know HALLIBURTON BUILT THEM. AND our ARMY at the direction of the past four POTUS have been hiring internment guards to man them.People are in them already. They are in operation now. Both parties are in on it——WAKE UP
  
  I agree with all the POS comments about Obama. He is by far the dirtiest of all the Bilderburg POTUS, but if you think the BUSH’s are NOT in on this you need to leave this site, because you won’t find it here. The Bush boys are responsible for the creation of the NWO and 9/11 and Katrina. During Katrina Bush ordered the National Guard NOT to help the NOLA ppl for any reason. He ordered them to stand outside for 7 days and not to respond to the screams coming from the Superdome because of rape and gangrape on old ladies and children as young as 5 and lots of Katrina babies were conceived because of his orders and hundreds of women are traumatized for life. Tons of people were coming off of legal and illegal drugs and going into shock and withdrawals and dying for lack of the drugs they needed. People starved and died from lack of water, while our Nat’l Guard surrounded the building and were ordered to disobey the Constitution and their oath to protect and assist our citizens. And while all this was going on BUSH also ordered the Nat’l Guard to PROHIBIT the RED CROSS from going to the dome three blocks away w/survival stuff. He DISARMED the NOLA ppl. and initiated MARTI
  
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- missdagnytaggart
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:11pm
  Caesar Soetero wants to inflict maximum pain so the American people will never again call for smaller government or budget cuts and will just accept higher taxes.
  
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- dmerwin
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:41am
  Help!!! I can’t find my ass with both hands!!! I guess they really are that stupid. There is a least one federal position that could be cut without harming America.
  
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- bobbiejean
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 1:57am
  Well, NZ, B.O. has made no secret that he has an agenda. It could meet some opposition
  from the Republicans, so, he has to ”take them out” by any means possible (with a helping
  hand from the MSM), then, he is hoping the voting public will be so annoyed/upset by what
  ”those bad Republicans” have done, they will vote in Democratic candidates (in ’14) in order
  for that party to have a majority in the House. If that takes place, with the Senate having
  Democrats in the majority, B.O. can do whatever he damn well pleases. He’ll have the votes.
  
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- minorityconservative2
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 4:24am
  I think it would be better if the whole state, make that the whole country did not vaccinate their kids till the vaccines are made with something else and safe. Don’t vaccinate your kids people. You don’t know what they put in those things. Read the list of ingredients before you ever get another one.
  
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- desertspeaks
  Posted on March 8, 2013 at 6:44am
  dear lord someone fire these morons already!
  
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juggernaut
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:09am
caught lying, is anyone shocked?

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- ginger100
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:48am
  hmmm, that was interesting but so was the interment/resetment plans at the end of the video. I imagine most of us blaze readers will likely end up in one of these places for reeducation by an 0bot.
  
  http://info.publicintelligence.net/USArmy-InternmentResettlement.pdf
  
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ONE PERCENT
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:09am
Wait a minute! This could not be correct, everyone knows the GOP is the only ones who want dirty air, dirty water, sick kids, and so on. Can’t anyone affiliated with this administration give a straight answer? I have not seen one yet, Hannity still has not gotten an answer for “What is my fair share of taxes?” from anyone! I also noticed that “less” of an increase over last year puts BO’s administration into cuts? Does that if I PLAN to spend $150 at Ruth’s Chris, but go to Longhorn and spend $50, I am going to die? I know, BO thinks any cut will hurt the economy, and will make sure you feel it!

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Longgonegator
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:07am
I think you hit it on the head JUSTANGRY – I wish Chris Matthews (Hardball) would just once report the truth

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- topperj
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:25pm
  The truth to Matthews is like garlic to a vampire. Ooh, just got a tingle down my leg. Aah.
  
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Locked
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:06am
Always uncomfortable when you’re forced to fall in line, lie on order, and get caught by people with an actual brain in their heads. Nice job on the part of Rep. Harris!

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davidkolden
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:02am
Here’s a great example of TRANSPARENCY policy of our Liar in Chief. This guy is incompetent. His title is below his pay level.

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- JGraham III
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:19am
  I couldn’t agree more. The best place to do sequester “cuts” (also known as slight of hand..) would be to fire this bozo and not replace him. But of course that would be logical and unfortunately “logic” and “federal government” are complete strangers. God help us! the loons are running the asylum!
  
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- carbonyes
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:38am
  Much more than incompetent. His intent is to flip this country on its head and destroy it in the process. Obama is a liar, deceiver, a fraud and an imposter, and he is methodically carrying out an agenda that will destroy this country unless he is stopped. Not opinion – fact.
  
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biohazard23
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:02am
Oy vey…. Shocker? Eh, not so much.

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frogg
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:59am
And now you know why the group “Oathkeepers” are listed on the Terrorist list!!!!!!!

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Wakeup Maggie
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:59am
The manipulator in chief would drag his own grandmother behind a bus to make a point. Worst president in US history.

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Vickie Dhaene
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:59am
I think some our Congressmen are finding their cohones. I am proud.

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IndyGuy
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:58am
Well done….We need more Politicians to call B.S. on Obama and his brown shirts…

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- WalkSoft
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:34pm
  Problem is 80% will never see this.
  
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- WalkSoft
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:38pm
  25,000 veiws
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:57am
Obama is determined to make Americans hurt and suffer, and now he is ensuring it through the kids of the nation, just to prove he was right and to pass blame on the Republicans for his own choices.

Hypocrisy to the core and the leftist MSM will ensure nothing is said other than the administrations own viewpoints.

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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:04am
  Snow:
  If he want’s us to hurt and suffer, he will simply put him and Moochelle on every single t.v. program everynight of the week. I, for one, would have to tear my eyes out.
  
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- LetThereBeLight
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 12:15pm
  Yea, cause if they don’t, that little “kill list” might begin to grow! With using his drones!
  
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Thehulk
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:56am
These are the questions the media should be asking!!!!!!!

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- txannie
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:33am
  The media has become groupies instead of journalists.
  
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- Mainer forever
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:37am
  Yes your right…however, they wont because it doesn’t “push” thier adjenda!!! It is easier to be a lap dog.
  
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marvlus
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:56am
This kind of BS in Washington really ****** me off! Honesty and integrity has been replaced with lies and deceipt under Obama’s watch

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- jetthepatriot
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:16am
  marv, unfortunately they all do it. but obummer and his acolades have taken it to a new level
  
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marine249
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:56am
Sounds like the CDC is rolling more b.s.
down the hill from the wh and the top b.ser.

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Stoic one
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:55am
I expect we will see this in every sequester hearing. We are only talking two cents on the dollar.

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dentantalo
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:54am
How many more incidents like this will come out? Guess it really doesn’t matter no other media will cover it.

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justangry
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:53am
This is an evil F’ing man. Don’t vaccinate our kids, but give Egypt three times what we had to cut while expanding our wars in Africa. Nothing about this commie prima donna is decent. My dreams of his father is that he stuck around and whipped his ass daily to teach him right from wrong.

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- searcher619
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:06am
  I seriously doubt there would have been any cuts to the vaccination levels. He admitted as much. What Harris did was expose this man’s and his organization’s lie to congress and the people. Politically based lies.
  
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- momrules
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:18am
  You’re correct Just. This is a VERY evil man.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:18am
  Well my dad whipped my ass with a belt for lying. Perhaps honesty isn’t a trait you adhere to, but I do.
  
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- carbonyes
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:48am
  JUSTANGRY
  That belt hurt didn’t it. I remember it well and deserved it every time. Helped build character and stalwartness. Wouldn’t have had it any other way. Don’t fear man and certainly not Obama. Fear God but not in the way most people would understand fear. Hold Him in great reverence, honor and awe, knowing He is whom He says He is and will do what He says what He will do, and He loves me very much, and I learn more about His love each day.
  
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Unbelievable
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:53am
Just more BS from this administration!!! Somehow, some way we have got to get the MSM reporting on this!! I know they are Mr Prez’s lapdogs but sooner or later they have got to start doing their jobs and reporting the TRUTH!!!

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- teebubba
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:02am
  The whole thing from el presidente is crapola. Like when he says meat won’t be inspected. Doesn’t he know the meat inspections are paid directly in fees by the vendors or packers or whatever not the taxpayers.
  
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redfish52
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:52am
What the heck is going on the WH? Look, when you lie you have to cover all your bases and let anyone that could blow it for you in on your lie. I see a change happening and a good one at that. I see Democrats telling the POTUS…look we believe in you but there is not enough room under the bus for all of us…..so when you tell a whopper you are on your own. The chickens have come home to roost Mr. President and your hen house ain’t big enough.

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- shesellsshells
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:38am
  I agree that perhaps the tide is slightly turning for Obama. His temper tantrums are beginning to get noticed!
  
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naughtycal
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:51am
Obamass email to all departments basicly said make all cuts where they will do the to effect the citizens . This is just another example of it. And no one who watches the big three networks will ever know about it.

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NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:50am
These people are shameless partisan hacks. They all follow the same playbook recipe of ignorance, obfuscation, delay, and blame. This is so TRANSPARENT isn’t it, Democramps? I’m disgusted and beyond “bipartisan” anything. These pathetic people are only consistent in one thing and that is partisan politics, wherein NOBODY wins. They’ll cut their own noses off to spite their own faces. Case in point: that pig DWS.

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- Wakeup Maggie
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:02am
  Dimrats
  
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- PlagueoftheProgs
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:12am
  These folks are incompetent, lying progs. This is the clown that is running the CDC? This bureau-weenie couldn’t find his arse if he were sitting on his hands. He really didn’t answer one question and could only mutter, “I’ll have to get back to you on that….”
  
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RightThinking1
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:50am
The arrogance…, the hubris, of this administration boggles the mind. Meanwhile, the media sit around with Cheshire Cat grins.

On a related note, NC official told to make sure that the impact of cuts would be what WH claims, i.e., do not do anything that would alter the impact.

Note particularly the sentence: “So it is our opinion that however you manage that reduction, you need to make sure you are not contradicting what we said the impact would be.”

http://watchdogwire.com/northcarolina/2013/03/05/nc-federal-employee-told-to-exaggerate-sequester-impact/
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- Cavallo
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:35am
  It is only mind boggling if you think in terms of American statesmen, and Western politicians. If you think in terms of Warsaw Pact Marxists, or Third World dictators, all of this makes perfect sense and is SOP.
  
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FreedomCostsblood
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:47am
So less is more…very interesting.

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- StandingOnMyHead
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:19am
  According to his own statement, congress just found another $28 million to cut in spending, thanks CDC for your fuzzy math!
  
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Zipit
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:47am
NICE JOB! Andy Harris…..

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