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House Passes Cut, Cap and Balance Bill

House Passes Cut, Cap and Balance Bill WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — Defying a veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday night to slice federal spending by $6 trillion and require a constitutional balanced budget amendment to be sent to the states in exchange for averting a threatened Aug. 2 government default.

The 234-190 vote marked the power of deeply conservative first-term Republicans, and it stood in contrast to calls at the White House and in the Senate for a late stab at bipartisanship to solve the nation’s looming debt crisis.

President Barack Obama and a startling number of Republican senators lauded a deficit-reduction plan put forward earlier in the day by a bipartisan “Gang of Six” lawmakers that calls for $1 trillion in what sponsors delicately called “additional revenue” and some critics swiftly labeled as higher taxes.

The president said he hoped congressional leaders would “start talking turkey” on a deal to reduce deficits and raise the $14.3 trillion debt limit as soon as Wednesday, using that plan as a roadmap.

Wall Street cheered the news of possible compromise as well. The Dow Jones industrials average soared 202 points, the biggest one-day leap this year.

Treasury officials say that without an increase in U.S. borrowing authority by Aug. 2, the government will not be able to pay all its bills, and default could result in severe consequences for the economy.

Yet a few hours after Obama spoke at the White House, supporters of the newly passed House measure breathed defiance.

“Let me be clear. This is the compromise. This is the best plan out there,” said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, head of a conservative group inside the House known as the Republican Study Committee.

The legislation, dubbed “Cut, Cap and Balance” by supporters and backed by tea party activists, would make an estimated $111 billion in immediate reductions and ensure that overall spending declined in the future in relation to the overall size of the economy.

It also would require both houses of Congress to approve a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and send it to the states for ratification. The amendment itself would require a supermajority vote in both houses of Congress for any future tax raises.

With time dwindling, the day’s events did little to suggest a harmonious end was imminent in a defining clash between the two political parties.

Senate Democrats have announced they will oppose the House passed-measure, although it could take two or three days to reject it.

Yet there were signs that with Tuesday night’s vote behind them, House Republican leaders might pivot swiftly.

Even before the vote, Speaker John Boehner told reporters that it also was “responsible to look at what Plan B would look like.”

And House Majority Leader Eric Cantor issued a statement saying of the Gang of Six proposal: “This bipartisan plan does seem to include some constructive ideas to deal with our debt.

Debate in the House was along predictable lines, and only nine Republicans opposed the bill and five Democrats supported it on final passage.

“Our bloated and obese federal budget needs a healthy and balanced diet, one that trims the fat of overspending and grows the muscle of our nation’s economy,” said Rep. Reid Ribble of Wisconsin during debate on the measure.

Ribble is one of 87 first-term House Republicans determined to reduce the size of government.

Democrats said the measure, with its combination of cuts and spending limits, would inflict damage on millions who rely on Social Security, Medicare and other programs. “The Republicans are trying to repeal the second half of the 20th century,” said Rep. Sander Levin, D-Michigan.

Boehner played a muted role in public during the day. He did not speak on the House floor on the legislation, but issued a statement afterward saying it “provides President Obama with the debt limit increase he’s requested while making real spending cuts now and restraining future government spending and debt that are hurting job growth.”

He did not discuss what alternatives he had in mind, although the Senate’s top two leaders have been at work on one that would let the president raise the debt limit without prior approval by Congress.

The “Gang of Six” briefed other senators on the group’s plan after a seemingly quixotic quest that took months, drew disdain at times from the leaders of both parties and appeared near failure more than once.

It calls for deficit cuts of slightly less than $4 trillion over a decade and includes steps to slow the growth of Social Security payments, cut at least $500 billion from Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs and wring billions in savings from programs across the face of government.

It envisions tax changes that would reduce existing breaks for a number of popular items while reducing the top income bracket from the current 35 percent to 29 percent or less.

The tax overhaul “must be estimated to provide $1 trillion in additional revenue to meet plan targets,” according to a summary that circulated in the Capitol.

Some Republicans noted a claim contained in the summary that congressional bookkeeping rules could actually consider the plan a tax cut of $1.5 trillion. That credits sponsors for retaining income tax cuts enacted at all income levels when George W. Bush was president.

The group of six includes three Democrats, Sens. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Mark Warner of Virginia and Dick Durbin of Illinois, a member of the leadership.

The three Republicans, all conservatives, are Sens. Mike Crapo of Idaho, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, who has a particularly close relationship with Boehner dating to their days together in the House.

In recommending higher government revenues, Republicans in the group challenged party orthodoxy that has held sway for two decades, ever since President George H.W. Bush memorably broke his “no new taxes” pledge to make a deficit reduction deal with congressional Democrats.

In the years since, refusal to raise taxes has become a virtually inviolable article of faith among Republicans, and used by them and their allies in countless political campaigns against Democrats.

Recently, Republicans who voted to repeal a tax subsidy for ethanol production drew criticism from Grover Norquist, a prominent anti-tax activist, for not applying the savings to deficit reduction.

Even so, in the hours after the Gang of Six briefed other lawmakers on their plan, at least one member of the Republican Senate leadership, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, signed on as a supporter. So, too, did Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas.

“We have an opportunity to act like statesmen and avoid a debacle on Aug. 2, and it seems to me that all of our efforts should be focused on that,” added Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. He and others said the plan was well-received at a weekly closed-door meeting of GOP senators.

Obama stopped well short of endorsing the plan, saying administration officials were analyzing it and not all details were known.

But he said it included “a revenue component” along with savings in Medicare and Social Security, making it the sort of balanced approach he has long advocated.

He also noted that the Senate’s two top leaders have been cooperating on a measure that would allow him to raise the debt limit without a prior vote of Congress while also setting up a special committee to recommend cuts from federal programs, including Social Security and Medicare.

“That continues to be a necessary approach to put forward. In the event that we don’t get an agreement, at minimum, we’ve got to raise the debt ceiling,” he said.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:50pm

    Makes for good headlines, but, unfortunately that is all it is and I know it. This will be vetoed and the gutless wonders we call congressmen will cave and anybody that doesn’t believe that is just setting themselves up for a big disappointment.

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    • the hawk
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 12:16am

      Yeah ,And I had BAKED FISH for dinner ! I just hope TEA Partiers remember with a Dem Senate
      And Obamma it’s a wet dream. if you dont mind the reference , we need the Presidency & Senate
      to get anything dine !

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    • ramburner
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 2:42am

      We MUST take careful watch for those Republicans in the Senate who would go along with a 1 Trillion Dollar spending when only killing 500 billion in spending. We MUST replace our good-ole-boy House AND Senate with right thinking Americans of either party. The days of party politics are done. The American public can no longer afford to pay the consequences of a no representation in our government! In 2012, our job is to throw the bums out of office and make them subservient to “we the people” again. Anyone running for office, take note: we will NOT be your follower at the poles if you will not promise to listen to us and FIRST reduce the funding for outstanding programs that only serve the poliician and not the people. REDUCE SPENDING, then you have our attention again.

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    • cemerius
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 6:20am

      Don’t worry the “gang of 6” will save the world!! ha ha ha Remember in the past when we had that stellar group the “gang of 14” lead by that amazing “conservative” John McCain??? Yay!! The “6 gang bangers” will parrot the man-child and the press will bow to them and their total combined “wisdom”……reminds me of Mel Brooks example of a “senator” in the History of the World….BS BS BS BS

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 6:29am

      did they Defund the TSA ?
      How about Planned Parenting ?
      I know I bet they defunded the war in Libya ….

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    • azcowboy1
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 6:39am

      This Cowboy is proud of them young guns. Give em hell boys.

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    • mikem1969
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 7:12am

      Stand your ground conservative senators and representatives, we are watching, if you cave you go home, if you stand your ground we will vote for you again. WE THE PEOPLE PUT YOU IN OFFICE FOR THIS, NOW I COMMAND YOU AS ONE OF YOUR MILLIONS OF BOSSES, DO WHAT WE HIRED YOU TO DO.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 8:09am

      If the Senate rejects the bill the House should just approve a balance budget amendment so then everyone can see which senators and congressman have any intention of improving America debt crisis.

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      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 9:04am

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    • StonyBurk
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 9:46am

      When I refused to live under a strict personal budget…. when I did not understand-nor try to understand finances. .. when I used credit cards to purchase whatever I wanted at the moment — It led to my necessarily having to cut up the credit cards– and work for a compromise with those I owed on my debt.
      Why is it unreasonable to expect our national government to play by the same rules? Just because they are used to spending Our money like drunken pukes at a nightclub-borrowing in excess to cover the balance ,and increasing their own perks and pay at rates that far and away exceed what they budget for any other entity– Why should we the People not at least consider Dr.Franklins suggestion that violence sometimes be an accepted alternative to Impeachment–especially as Congress is as guilty of crimes as this anti-American Administration.

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    • JohnGalt
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 1:06pm

      Let‘s get it straight the Republicans are trying to do what we’ve asked, they passed this amendment, we don’t control the senate and WH so ya we should expect that it gets blocked, but it isn‘t Congress’s fault for that. Wow some people are impossible to please even when they are getting what they want!

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  • Randyrocker
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:49pm

    Here goes another $Trillion dollar robbery of the American Taxpayer from a desperate government that sees no end to its spending ways. It will steal the taxpayers blind and not even bat an eyelash as they do it. They’ve already stolen $2.5 Trillion dollars from Social Security and they’re now after stealing another $ Trillion dollars on top of the $4.5 Trillion dollars they’ve already taken out of the taxpayers for Tarp and the multiple Surplus demands 1&2. That’s $8 Trillion dollars with a $14.5 Trillion dollar debt overhanging the country as the country goes deeper into debt, and this doesn’t even count the interest on the debt. All the while with Quantitative Easing 12 and the next one 3 in the works , which is nothing more than printing more paper and lowering the value and worth of the already existing paper dollars, and to top it off this printed paper money is being redirected to Europe to help the Euro.
    You are being robbed as if you are worth less than the dirt under your feet, as these pathetic souls in Washington and in the media play you with a dirty hand. The sad part is you are all accepting this financial rape and theft of your country’s wealth and treasure, if any’s left.
    http://ampedstatus.org/how-your-social-security-money-was-stolen-where-did-the-2-5-trillion-surplus-go/
    Now they will try to tell you to pray as if that‘s all you’ve got left, after they‘ve stolen everything else you’ve got, the evil bastards that they are.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:09pm

      Part of the SS money went here.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu6ok5ykyuQ&feature=player_embedded

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    • Restored One
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:18pm

      This has been nothing more than a dog and pony show. Alot of tv/cable interviews and the result is still going to the same. The Gansters of 6′s plan sounds just as bad, “tax revenue” yeah my money for you to keep spending recklessly. People, I really don’t know how were are going to get control of this. Sorry, I am just starting to lose hope for real change. It is really sickening that even if the Senate were to pass the cap, cut, balance, this th POS POTUS has so openly admitted that he would veto it. I am just having a pitty party. Sorry!

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    • mharry860
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 12:37am

      Fatjack, I’m left speechless, I live on the right side of WA in Spokane. This totally blows my mind.

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 1:12am

      FATJACK, no wonder our country is going to Hell in a handbasket.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 7:25am

      Part of the SS money went to their bloated salaries and retirement plan. Notice how most of them use military medical facilities when they have problems. How many of them earned the right. Military retirees can’t use Bethesda, Walter Reed or Brook Medical Center. I’m all for treating active duty personnel but not for our representatives getting VIP treatment and priority over wounded soldiers.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 3:15pm

      And they are doing while we bicker back and forth about right vs.left. We are ALL getting screwed by the democrats AND the Republicans. It is an all out Economic and Social Assault on America by the Global Elitists. 95% of these “politicians” Represent the world’s wealthiest and most powerful, Not the Average American Citizen. They have “global” interests. They could care less about your freedom or sovereignty. Wall street scammed you during “Y2K”. They made billions. Bankers did it again. Told you your $100,000 home was worth 300k and you could “pawn” it with them for that value. They came back next Month and said. Gee, sorry but it is worth 100k. Have a nice day. Scam !!!! Watch for gold to drop. They want us to default on debt to implement a “global currency”. they are destroying the dollar on purpose with QEs. They only thing to invest in is survival gear. It is going to get very bad.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:49pm

    Step one is now completed — it has passed the House.

    Now it needs to survive the Senate,. assuming Reid will even allow it to come to the floor for a vote. I assume he will most likely just drop it into the trash bin of his office and move on his way. And if by some miracle (possible), it does get to the floor and is passed; then POTUS Obama has vowed to veto it anyhow.

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    • cableguy03
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 6:14am

      What we need is a tax payer day of strike.Every taxpayer should stay home . No work no tax money sent to the thief in chief.

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    • webskies
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 3:54pm

      You talk about a waste of tax payers money and precious time. Do these teabagging nut jobs think that this is fun and games! We need to focus on work that needs to be done not a photo-op. There is not one person in the house or the senate that does not know this bill had NO CHANCE of passing….NONE …ZILCH!!! we have things that need to get done and these retards want to act like they are at first grade recess! This is the equivalent of air traffic controllers playing bingo in the back room while planes are crashing and people are dying. All these worthless teabaggers are getting fired, just like the ones in Minnesota are.

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  • hopefuloffuture
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:47pm

    This is not enough, when will the repubs take us seriously?

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    • SHOWMESTATEGUY
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:14pm

      They have one more chance, if they blow it after 2012? All bets are off.

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    • Av8tor056
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:16pm

      When real people, not politicians, take back our government.

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  • ISRAELISOURFRIEND
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:46pm

    TOO BAD THIS WASN‘T OBAMA’S PLAN.

    He just might have confused enough Republicans into thinking he stands up for America.

    If he rejects this, as I suspect he will drawn up his veto pen and push for bypassing Congress, he will once again prove, he is ANTI-AMERICAN!!

    TREASON IS TREASON!!

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  • sbenard
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:45pm

    To Barack Insane Obama, bipartisanship means we must give him what he wants! We wouldn’t want to risk a veto tantrum from the Teleprompter Tyrant, would we? Heaven forbid!

    Obama is THE greatest threat to freedom for Americans in our lifetimes. He is THE most catastrophic error of our era! Until he leaves the White House, the liberty of Americans is not safe! Those are literally the stakes!

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  • therealconservative
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:43pm

    To all the conservatives:

    Contact your rep’s in congress. Stop the gang (of 6) members ploy.

    I’m from S. AZ, our Congresswoman is unable to vote (because of the SOB we all know) and we have Kyl (Outgoing and does’t care) and McCain (RHINO)

    So, we are suck here with not voice.

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    • EyeQ
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 1:04am

      You can google to e-mail Kyl, McCain, Gosar, and (yuck) Grigalva in minutes. Just type in e-mail contact for ___________click it and it displays choices for contact, so click on e-mail for each and get the message to them. They will respond to AZ e-mails only, it says. Good Luck, I put my 2 cents in frequently this way.

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    • Matlor
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 2:34am

      Why waste the phone call, these politicians are not listening to the people and never have.
      You’d have better luck sending them money for their re-elections. They’ll maybe send ya an E-mail then.

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  • Fantastic Four
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:43pm

    The list of cuts are listed right here in this report. Gagillions upon gagillions in federal waste fraud and abuse. http://www.akdart.com/abu7.html. KEEP THE PATH or find yourself inclueded in 9.2% phoney # anyway we all know it’s much higher. If you fear the MEDIA wait till the election just so you know you, “you were TOLD”. Mitch is a bye bye so no tears over that, any of the rest of you rhino’s might as well change your party affiliation because people on both sides are tired of the charade.He’s is a great talking point for you “go home read the Constitution, study, memorize and find your heart there because that’s all thats left. AMERICAN’s keep you in the position your in NOT the special interest groups even though that might be a quick fix but WE OUT NUMBER ALL THEM PERIOD. now go forth and do what you were sent there to do “SAVE THIS GREAT NATION”

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  • AmericanStrega
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:42pm

    Talk, Talk, Talk……

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  • rapturia
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:42pm

    Bravo! You passed it and good work. Don’t worry that the Senate “gang” members are trying to take you to the wood shed over all this spending. They can’t take the new Reps on the block leading the way because both parties Senators are why we are in this predicament in the first place. They love spending. Why the sudden bed fellows in the Senate? We need term limits and balanced budget amendment and I think that is what they afraid of in this instance. They will do anything to avoid both of those end results even cooperate with each other. They ought to be more concerned with America than putting on a show. Senator=politician and Representative =statesman. God Bless America.

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    • Fantastic Four
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:49pm

      exactly, now is the time to pass term limits. remind these SOB’s who is really the BOSS around here. The ball is rolling might as well get in another play. Let’s see who sticks their neck out an oppose “term limits” because it will bye bye for them 1st. AMERICA has SPOKEN…

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 12:19am

      Who needs terms limits… vote em the hell out of office!!

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    • Dont-hate-on-me-2
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 12:39pm

      Exactly, they have 4 year term limits already,although i agree with trem limits. The reason why i do is simply take Polsi, no matter how hard we try we cant get her out, she is so good at (sin, switching the subject, ignoring the facts and name calling.) She lies her ass off to her base and they belive her. Now if there were term limits you would have to wooryso much about what people think of you, your in your out. No time for a life time of undermining our country. I know that most of us relize the socialistand the resty of the bunch have slowly been destroying the bottom line of what make America great, so slow in fact we dont notice. It is time to get back to our roots, Someone in this blog said read the constitution, memorize it love it and fight for it. Thats what wwe need to do. It wouldnt hurt to arrange to get the prez and some socialist pigs out the quick way tho, read the 2nd admendment.

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  • WILLIAM E.
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:41pm

    I just hope we do not have to read it to find out what is in it !

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  • Donna
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:39pm

    The plan from the “Gang of Six” will be forced into consideration. Boehner should resist its introduction into the House or allow amendment language to be added either to gut it or render it stronger in requirements than the Cut, Cap and Balance. I do not like that the Senate can ‘suggest’ what the House should author (all appropriation bills must originate in the House).

    The “Gang of Six” has inspired me to cut my annual household budget based on my debt by $2.14 (the same proportion as $5B is to $14.7T) and then go forceably require a passerby to give me $4.28 ($1T to $14.7T ratio) – oh, wait, if I coerce someone to give me money, I’m a criminal…..

    Just a note: the SECOND piece of legislation promised? Won’t happen as stated, just look at the cake walk this has been so far, once the ceiling is lifted, what leverage is there?

    Blessings! (we‘re gonna need ’em)

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    • mharry860
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 12:43am

      Donna, “all appropriations bills must originate in the House”. Yeah, if the Constitution was still valid. God help us!

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  • HotBreakingStory
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:39pm

    Political theater till the very last second. Enough with the grand standing. Here‘s what’s really going on in America that the media isn’t reporting on.

    A military Coup took place with the introduction of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate.

    Obama is not the president, he’s the acting president. He disappeared for 2 weeks after his election win only to reappear looking exhausted sitting next to John McCain, with a bad poker face, for a press photo shoot. He has been turned into a Pentagon puppet ever since.

    What you’re about to learn is true and not embellished in anyway. Here’s what Obama, Osama, Biden, Bin Laden, the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists, and Sarah Palin have to do with the last election and the military’s overthrow of our government.

    http://ElectNoMoreSpys.blogspot.com/

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  • Ookspay
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:35pm

    It will never pass the Senate… But TEA Party Patriots stay strong, we are moving the ball in the right direction. We may lose a few battles while the Senate and POTUS is democrat but if we stay focused we may be able to save our children’s future.

    The enemy wants to try to wear us down and let apathy force us to give up and drop out of the system. We must stay strong and continue this struggle to the end. The losers and zero’s who call themselves liberal progressives will tire and become distracted by the latest fad. We must remain diligent and engaged.

    Keep on RINO hunting!

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  • Steve
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:35pm

    Not enough!. We’re still allowing this President to spend and enlarge his already bloated bureaucracy.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:33pm

    If it passes the senate Barry will veto it,it’s that pesky part about the balanced budget amendment it would throw a monkey wrench in Barrys plans to destroy the economy,can’t have that.

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  • the58thstate
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:33pm

    some are fighting the good fight and should be commended for this bill. im glad to see there are still some grownups in that pitt. if most of them were the heads of a company and ran it into the ground like our country is heading for, they would be in front of themselves demanding answers and jail time. making these spend freaks have a limit by law to go bye is a must but it will never be signed by the prompter.

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  • SHOWMESTATEGUY
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:25pm

    The libs and rino’s must be going crazy. They have screwed America for 60 years and no one kicked back. Well, the kick back has just started.

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  • fastfwd
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:24pm

    Listen up republicans in congress !! You did what we wanted done now DO NOT BACK OFF !! Stand your ground or you will be looking for a new job in 2012 !

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    • tifosa
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:35pm

      not Michele, she voted against it.

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    • fatjack
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:02pm

      tifosa
      ====================
      I see the pouting potus is not the only one pouting. Cheer up.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:24pm

      You’ve mistaken my expression ;^)

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    • fatjack
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:38pm

      tifosa
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:24pm

      You’ve mistaken my expression ;^)
      ==========================================
      I didn’t mistake anything. You wanted to change the subject, so did I.

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    • Matlor
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 2:45am

      And I‘m sure they’re shaking in their shoes of being voted out ; they’ll take their 6figure+ bank accounts and pensions and open more lobbying farces(firms).

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  • xoke
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:23pm

    Good for them…though I don’t think it goes far enough.

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  • ofallon
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:22pm

    Great job GOP! The President tried to steal your thunder today but it was smoke and mirrors because the Gang of 6 plan is impossible to implement before August 2nd. Just hang tough and keep doing what you’re doing. Jay Carney will have to Divert, Desicrate and Demolish your plan but we know better.

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  • me85
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:22pm

    Awesome now it has to pass the senate and then be signed by the president.

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    • Disnylv
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 1:24pm

      I do hope that we each call our reps and thank them for votin and passing. The
      call your senators and tell them you demand they vote, grow some
      backbone and do what they were voted into office to do, vote
      For the people not party lines, not the president bit America.

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  • tifosa
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:18pm

    And the first of the Wisconsin recall votes occurred. Let me give you a hint T٩(ˆ◡ˆ)۶ #wiunion #HansenWon

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  • NOTYERHUCKLEBERRY
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:17pm

    Good! It’s now in the Dems. in the senate’s lap.. And our wonderful pres.’s.

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  • Exrepublisheep
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:16pm

    Because that wasn’t a waste of time.

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