Update: Senate, House Pass Controversial Budget
- Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:16pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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WASHINGTON (AP/THE BLAZE) — Congress has sent President Barack Obama legislation making $38 billion in cuts from domestic programs.
The Senate vote was 81-19, with 14 Republicans dissenting. It came not long after the House gave its approval, 260-167.
The bill was the product of negotiations involving the White House, House Republicans and Senate Democrats, who reached agreement last week in barely enough time to avert a threatened government shutdown.
The legislation drew support from lawmakers in both parties, but little if any enthusiasm.
Its passage closes the books on the current budget year.
It also clears the way for a broader debate about spending priorities in an era of soaring budget deficits. That struggle begins in earnest on Friday, when House Republicans are expected to approve a budget that calls for major changes in Medicare and Medicaid, as well as deep cuts elsewhere.
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Gypsy123
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:42amYeah and I am ready to vote for a tea party person NC Lets get some one in place to replace our RINO’s
Report Post »joey g
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 8:09amface it folks…we are fini as a country…i hope the liberal commie democrats love their brave nrew world..
Report Post »Moment of Clarity
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 3:52amtoo little too late
Report Post »adastra2005
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 9:24pmBig victory. “We” just agreed to spend $41,600 per second until the end of the fiscal year. All of it borrowed. Shame on our governmet.
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 9:23pmWe REAL Americans have had it with the communist America-haters and the worthless RINOs.
We need a solid 3rd party in 2012. Washington is badly in need of a major enema. Get rid of those scum up there, and replace them with Americans. I’ll be doing all I can from here.
Report Post »TEA 2012 !
Ronko
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 9:01pmI think it’s time for the RINOS to go and the Dems up for election in 2012 also have to go. This is a bad deal for the Republicans. I liked this deal at 1st but not anymore this is a sham plain and simple.
Report Post »B-man68
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:58pm$38 billion = less than 4% of this year’s deficit. Actual cuts of only $350 million = less than .035%. As a percentage of the actual budget, it is even far, far less. Translation: more than 99.9% of the budget remains intact. And Obama is calling this the largest spending reduction in history. PUH-LEASE.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:25pmPS IF you keep whining you’ll end up sounding like these children Progressive Liberal sickos.
Report Post »suzpenn
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:17pmI’m freakin sick of all of this! This year‘s budget is more than last year’s – there’s no budget cut! Obama gives Brazil $2 billion for it’s off-shore drilling (Export Import Bank) and We’re freakin broke. I’m sick of all this BS from everyone. Including Trump and Obama over the birth certificate. Really! Who’s seen it! If this is the best minds we have in Washington, We’re F$@Ked! This male dominated, special interests back side licking, lobbyists, leadership we’ve had for decades has led us to the edge of the abyss, and I’ve had enough! Give me a common sense WOMAN who’s not afraid to kick some jihad and elitists ass!
Are you better off than you were four years ago? Are you sick and tired of seeing money wasted by Departments of Education and Energy? Really, in 1980 Brazil imported 70% of it’s oil – the U.S. 30%. Today, Brazil imports 0% of it’s oil and we import 70%. Makes no sense. Then there’s the Department of Education – (started under Reagan) for a good cause. But what good cause is always FUBAR’ed by ass hats in Washington. I’ve had enough!
We send men and women to fight our battles, then when the ass hats in Washington can’t agree on common sense solutions, like less spending, they’re the ones that suffer first with a government shut down. I’ve had enough!
We either get back to basics or die. Farm subsidies to millionaires like Letterman. And Newt’s for ethanol subsidies? Give me a break. Millionaires collecting unemployment compensation. More money spent on education than ever before and we get dumber kids. Billions of dollars given to a foreign government for it’s off-shore drilling, while American companies go broke because our Commander in Ass Hat’s ideology. Transparency in government promised with a fail to deliver. And Ike‘s warning of the military complex in our face and trillions in the Pentagon’s budget missing! I’ve had enough!
I’d tired of being told to sit in the back of the bus while the bus driver is an incompetent jerk. We live or die by Our Constitution, holding jerks accountable, demanding common sense and limited Federal Government. Freakin incompetent ass hats and subversives have got to go! On top of all of this we’ve got devils like Soros, Van Jones, Powers and her hubby, runnin the show with Union backing – those communist bastards! I’ve had enough!
Report Post »WVBeagleMom
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:29pmWell said Suzpenn
Report Post »johnnycatt
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 6:08amWhen the R’s controlled Washington, all we got was War, Debt, Deficit and Regulation. When the D’s controlled Washington, All we got was War, Debt, Deficit and Regulation. The only way to stop the federal monster is to kill it. The only way to kill it is thru secession… it’s time..it’s time
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:11pmAre they putting something in the republicans’ drinks? What is wrong with these politicians? What are they so scared of? Wake up America! Get real.
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:25pmWell that was one big waste of time and effort, but I will not be happy until the US has gotten rid of this president, controlled its spending, put itself in a defficit reduction plan, and kicked Soros out of the country.
Report Post »chicago76
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:20pmDon’t worry everyone. The Demos are waiting in the wings to double down on their deficit. Once they get control of the house and senate again there will be no limit to their spending and printing money.
Report Post »daveposh
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:09pmI believe this is a SHAM-WOW. Only time will tell – “we need to pass the bill to find out the details (or chicanery) of the bill.”
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:02pmEnciinom, stop cryin’……You’ll still get your welfare check!
Report Post »Geo0248
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:01pmI will NOT forget this in the next election!
Report Post »They all will pay dearly for their part in “business as usual”!
They were put there with a mandate to bring about REAL change!
This isnt it!
utemountain
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:01pmmeanwhile another $25 billion was spent in the 15 minutes it took to sign the bill.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:59pmA whole bunch of NOTHING BUT HOT AIR!
Report Post »Dandylyon
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:59pmDoes this prove to anyone how much alike the parties are?I mean the GOP admits this was a sham and they pass it anyway.
Report Post »Trying to find a politician that would tell the truth or stick to what he says is like trying to find clean water in a sewer.
So we put all these new politicians in office in 2010 and what,they didnt even make it a year and there no different then the ones we through out………..TERM LIMITS !!………its a start.
MountainManIndy
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:55pmGee… let’s see $38.2B/$14.2T = NOT MUCH OF A CUT… regardless of your skill in mathematics.
Now for those that are interested or lamenting about the ‘loss of jobs’… well while the POTUS‘ ’right’ hand was waving… the ‘left’ hand of the ever-so-righteous government have been busily working to cut a deal with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) for the sell of the ~27% US government’s stock holding in GM… OH – they‘re including the Canadian’s as well… which hold ~9%. So that would give SAIC an approximate ~36% share of GM. Let’s see – the SAIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chinese Communist Government… but I suppose that will create jobs, right?!?. Well maybe in Shanghai…but only if you speak Chinese. Members of the UAW/AFL-CIO wonder if you’ll get to move and of course I would imagine going on strike might be problematic, unless of course you change your name to ‘Workers of World United’… Somehow – the debt to the Chinese has caught up with ‘payback’… which is always – wellll… ‘not a good word’…
Don’t believe it… well here you go – check it out. Of course the deal has a year of review and doesn’t go into affect until April 2012 – but do you really think that anyone in this Administration will be against it… Somehow I just don’t think so. Here’s the link to the under-covered-ignored story
http://blogs.motortrend.com/inside-deal-sell-gm-chinas-saic-13985.html
All the BEST – Prepare for the Worst!
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:50pmBoehner needs to go! Michelle Bachman or Ryan for Speaker of the house – enough of the RINO’s
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:59pmOn the crybaby always promoting when not advertising Sean Hannity show, smoking crybaby Boehner said that he gave it everything he had. . ..
Yeah .. it’s been wittled down to “millions” from the billions.
This guy will NOT be re-elected next go ’round.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:10pmTell him ….
http://www.speaker.gov/Contact/
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:35pmThere won’t be any ceremony involved with this signing. Someone put a call in to the chinese, we need some more obama money!
Report Post »Mr. Nice Guy
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:31pm$38.5 billion. Talk about baby steps!
Report Post »APEXIdaho
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:56pm$352 million in real cuts, no step at all!
ColoradoDad
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:34pmJust a crack in the sidewalk. Careful not to twist your ankle!
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:25pmYOU KNOW WHAT??? IT’s better than that jackass in the WH pushing another (failed) stimulus (not) bill… at least we have his feet pointing in the right direction. NOW we all have to stay busy supporting our reps. and appreciating that this is the FIRST BUDGET CUT in how many decades?????
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:34pmOnly in WASHINGTON D.C. do you INCREASE SPENDING and call it a cut.. That is right they are INCREASING SPENDING … but cut a tiny bit of the INCREASE!
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 10:08pmHey, what happened Tea Party – I thought your people weren’t going to let this pass – too bad!!!
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ladyda
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:30pmThis stuff is exhausting. 8-{
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:29pmOn to the next battle, but good news Jesus won the war!
And this just inJackson Subject of Gay Harassment Complaint
Complaint is not a lawsuit against Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 | Updated 5:13 PM CDT 52
By BJ Lutz
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A former employee of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. at the Rainbow Push Coalition has filed a bombshell wrongful termination and discrimination complaint against the civil rights leader with the City of Chicago’s Commission on Human Rights.
The complaint, filed sometime last year by Tommy R. Bennett, a regular on the Tom Joyner Radio show and member of Barack Obama’s LGBT Leadership Council, includes shocking allegations about Jackson’s behavior toward the openly gay staffer including an allegation that the civil rights leader propositioned him.
Jackson has denied the allegations in a legal response that was filed in July 2010 and resurfaced when the Windy City Times published a story Tuesday.
Bennett, 55, claims Jackson ridiculed him in front of other employees and required him to perform “humiliating tasks” like escorting women to Jackson’s various hotel rooms, cleaning up after alleged trysts and packing his clothing. It also includes an allegation that Jackson asked for oral sex, according to the claim. Jackson flatly denied each claim in his response.
Jackson could not be reached for comment after multiple attempts by NBCChicago, but his legal representatives did respond to the complaint in July. Bennett also has not commented to NBCChicago.
Bennett worked for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition for more than two years as the National Director of Community Affairs. The complaint states that Bennett endured a string of discriminatory treatment from multiple supervisors, but his protests were met with deaf ears.
In 2008, Bennett assumed the duties of Jackson’s travel assistant.
In that capacity, Bennett alleges to “clean his [hotel] room after sexual intercourse with women.”
Bennett’s complaint requests back and front pay, compensation for emotional distress and punitive damages all to the tune of roughly $450,000. Bennett also wants an amendment to the civil rights organization’s non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Jackson, a former presidential candidate, has been married to his wife, Jacqueline Lavinia Brown, since 1962, but has had bouts with infidelity. One affair with a staffer resulted in the birth of a girl in 1999.
He has five children with Brown, including Jesse Jackson, Jr., who represents Illinois’ 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives.
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Report Post »PACMAN55
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:28pmi am 1first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »PACMAN55
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:35pmsorry got excited…38.5 billion in cuts—translation352 million in actual cuts……FUZZY MATH WORKS ALL THE TIME>>>thats how we got here in the first place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »crazedbanshee
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 6:56pm$38 billion = deep cuts. This is a joke that there is this much strain over such a small percentage of the budget.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:08pmHow they voted …..
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll268.xml
Report Post »atleastsavetexas
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:53pm350 million in cuts? you got to be kidding me. I expect this kind of naive indifference from democrats not republicans. what a farce of a government we are employing, they don’t even have the cahones to cut one percent of the deficit. looks like we will be cleaning house until we can find people who care about the defect. i will not support a politician until he/she says “I will fight for a surplus or die trying.” what a sad, sad time we live in
Report Post »RoBoTech
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 7:57pmEnci
Report Post »You are full of crap, lil’ buddy.
mill
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:15pmWe ” woulda, coulda, shoulda”….but we “didn’t End of story.
Report Post »We will fall apart really soon…a thread here, a thread there…
PATTY HENRY
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:23pmENCINOM: Take your cruddy VIOLIN, your sob-sister guilt tactics and jump in a lake. ARE YOU helping people? I bet I gave a lot more in CHARITY this past year than you did. YOU have plenty of time to hang around here…how much is GEORGIE PORGIE paying you?
WE ARE THE MOST CHARITABLE national on earth !!! But no one can win from an empty purse. YOU poor liberal dolts have been fed such a pile of garbage… PEOPLE are best helped when they have jobs. YOU UNION Folks are the REASON so many jobs have left the USA… not corporate greed as you love to say. YOU have wrecked the STATE’S budgets…ruined the educational system, out priced all of our manufacturing…. GET A BRAIN and then…USE IT.
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:41pmDam Dam Dam – The Republicans have let us FAIL – OOOOH – Time for RECALL of all RINOs! Refuse to pay Taxes! Bang some foreheads on some blackboards. Who do these “congress persons” think the ARE?? Can’t They Hear America Talking??? Do they think this is a Republic and they can vote any old way they want?
Report Post »SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 9:09pmThe hippo has one of the animal kingdoms worst dispositions. Momma you are doing much to disparage that stereotype !!!!!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 10:41pma point sight two percent cut in the current budjet! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe a politician will read this:
31billion divided by 3,800 billion equals 0.0081578947368421..
That converted to a percentage is .82%
Put it another way: I have an income of $1500 yet I spend $3800. Can I, should I cut $31?
Come on law makers………………………..
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