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Reid Drops Support for Controversial $1.2T Spending Bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized Republicans Thursday for not supporting his 1,924-page $1.2 trillion catch-all spending bill, claiming the bill’s failure will “cause people to lose their job.” In exchange, Reid said he would work with Republican leaders on a smaller, short-term budget fix to avoid a government shutdown.

According to Reid, at least nine GOP senators had pledged support for the measure, but suddenly balked under the controversial pressure of growing earmarks. Instead, Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell proposed a resolution that would extend government funding for the next two months, allowing the new Republican House majority and bolstered GOP presence in the Senate to take up the measure in February. Reid pledged to work with McConnell to finalize such a measure.

The AP reports:

“Just a few weeks after the voters told us they don’t want us rushing major pieces of complicated, costly, far-reaching legislation through Congress, we get this,” McConnell said. “This is no way to legislate.” …

The catchall bill wrapped together 12 bills into a single foot-tall piece of legislation that Democrats had hoped to pass with just a couple of days’ worth of debate.

It was designed to bankroll the operations of every Cabinet agency for the budget year that started Oct. 1, funding the almost one-third of the federal budget that Congress has to pass each year.

The House and Senate typically spend months on the 12 annual spending bills, but Democrats didn’t bring even a single one to the Senate floor this year, an unprecedented collapse of an appropriations process.

The bill’s failure also represents a significant setback for the Obama administration who recently reiterated its support for the measure, despite its provisions to block funding for the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay.

Comments (99)

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  • Moment of Clarity
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 3:46am

    Reid’s wife made him gave up the fight because she wanted to be home in NV for Christmas.

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    • Spawnomite
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:26pm

      Reid is gay.

       
  • Diane TX
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 3:22am

    Yep, stop the Dream Act and the Start Treaty.

    Re: the Dream Act. These “children” were born in a foreign land. Their parents are not American citizens. The entire family needs to go back to their Country of origin and apply for USA citizenship.

    Re: Children of illegal aliens born on USA soil. This amendment to our Constitution doesn’t need to be change – only clarified. It was never intended to grant citizenship on a child born of two illegal aliens. It came about to grant citizenship to the children of slaves. The slaves were brought here against their will. That was it’s only purpose.

    RE: The Start Treaty. There is a real need for our Congress to find out exactly what is in this treaty before ratifying it. Some amendments are actually written in Russian and need to be translated to see what is in this treaty. The Øbama Administration wants it passed, without reading it. That’s a red flag that this treaty should be completely understood before ratifying it.

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    • Deutscher
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 3:54am

      Please tell me which admendments are in Russian. I could not find any written in Russian, where do you get your information?

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    • Deutscher
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 4:11am

      You are sadly misinformed and apparently have no idea how legislation is made.
      Or maybe you just made it up because it sounded bad.

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    • dcwu
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:11am

      Repeat “RED flag”.

      Obama and his regime are REDs. Get it now or plan to see the gulag.

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  • OneRepublic4us
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 2:28am

    Now the Dream Act has to be stopped. I’ve heard a wide range of costs for that but another border agent was killed in Arizona and if the Dream Act is passed there will be a stampede of pregnant illegals crossing the border. THEY NEED TO CLOSE THE BORDER FIRST!

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  • ZaphodsPlanet
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:59am

    Did we just dodge a bullet to the head?

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  • NJartificer
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:54am

    Good sign there may be light at end of tunnel……..Be careful that after we punch out there lights you dont get run over by the train……….RINOS ARE NOT OUR PALS………..GET OFF THE TRACKS

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  • Morty48
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:21am

    This was a complete Decoy!! The real Damage came in all of the Crap attached to the Bush tax rate extension.Watch the other hand!!!! I mean C’mon –John Mccain calling in the Tea Party for help.Trust me I would’nt help Mccain if he were drowning at this point. This was a huge scam so the Republicans can say they blocked something! Ultimately none of this Matters –The Dollar is on deaths Door –a reset is coming.Time to just get Drunk while Beer is still cheap..Merry Christmas

    P.S–I had better learn how to say that in Russian as well.

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  • fishstx777
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:07am

    there trying to pass the dream act on saturday like they did health care if this happens every illegal with a child will be making a beeline across this border . Including 4 million it will help thats here and will be eligible for this program.This will be far more devastating then any bill passed so far,10 percent unemployment and most of us cant pay our own college for our kids and they want to give all a free ride, except legal u.s citizens .Call and remind them were watching the way they vote.How dispicable especially after one of our border patrol agents was killed by an illegal freeloader.Where fighting 2 wars and we cant even secure our own country .

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  • psst
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:01am

    I just read a post on Breitbart where one poster said Harrah’s Casino in Vegas and other Casinos got huge amounts of e-mail saying folks were never coming to Harrah/Vegas again if Dingy got this porkulous.
    The casinos (they got Dingy elected) asked Dingy to back down.
    How true that is I do not know.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:45am

      E-mails ? But I didn’t e-mail them , I called

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:44am

    Don’t let the MSM fool you. The Tea Party is working!!!!

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  • republitarian
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:40am

    In the immortal words of Han Solo: “Great, kid! Don’t get cocky.”

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  • New-American-Saviors
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:35am

    Don’t start being too Joyous yet. There’s always a Filibuster ahead.

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  • ReloadNotRetreat
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:34am

    Hold the line Mitch, reinforcements are coming soldier! You need to gather your 41 troops and stand sstrong in opposition. You got some weak links in there–Snow, Collins, Brown, Kirk, Graham, Bennet, Voyovich–you need a come to Jesus meeting with them and maybe a few of the dems who are up for election in 12. We know you can’t get anything done until next year,but a good defense right now, is a great offense.

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  • DRSAVAGE24
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:21am

    These last few weeks can’t go by fast enough. Notice how Republicans are as desperate as Democrats to prevent a government shutdown? Think that maybe if there was a government shutdown we’d realize how little that shutdown impacts our lives and how oversized the government is and that would support the conservative belief that the country can survive with smaller, limited government? I say send all “non-essential” government employees home for good. Let them try to succeed in a free market in the private sector based on merit.

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  • megaman
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:20am

    i choose1 page bill over 2000 any day cause its easier to read. I wanna see whats written on the paper.

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  • Rob_M
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:18am

    Hooray! Unless you’re a chinese bank I suppose.

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  • Slayer
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:08am

    Something stinks. Reid never backs down from anything. What does he have up his sleeve now?

    Boy, I wish he and Pelosi were on OUR side. They get stuff done.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:16am

      You can accomplish amazing things when you are without morals.

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    • EdgeOfForever
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:18am

      Agreed. What is the other hand up to? START? DREAM Act? They are still trying a last minute push on those…

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:31am

      Next up :
      DREAM Act , with all the earmarks plus some more …

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  • Dale
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:07am

    Reid is a despicable little man who bullies those around him, because of his union support. Harry, may I introduce you to the REAL AMERICA. We don’t like your stinking, thieving, self aggrandizing, lying ways. Don’t try bullying us again. This is the first recent example of your knees buckling, and I LOVE it. Next year, your power will be less than half – Happy New Year.

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    • SlimnRanger
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:14am

      i am in full agreement with Hannity, Obama didn‘t have the know how to be president so he takes his cues from Harry and Nancy and Nancy has been the real evil one in this entire mess and poor Harry will kiss Nancy’s feet at the drop of a hat,i pray to keep everything on hold till that evil hag looses her throne then and maybe then Obama can start thinking on his own and just maybe he will see the hand writing on the wall, at least i can always hope

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  • FToth84
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:05am

    WoooooHooooo! We are not out of the water though.

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  • mrmikejohnson
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:02am

    Is this the end of Harry Reid’s reign of terror?

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    • psst
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:19am

      Don’t get too excited just yet.
      Just remember, Collins,Snowe and sometimes the Brown feller in the Senate wants to fondle Dingy’s Junk. When they get the urge.

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:15am

      NO … we must still stop the DREAM ACT…. START TREATY … ETC. Any other socialist anti-American thing they throw at us before January 5th.

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  • Sunnyr
    Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:01am

    This DIRTY, LYING, LITTLE WEASEL didn’t have the votes for passing this smelly pile of Donkey Dung because several DEMOCRATS defected! He is trying to use the same old “Republican Obstruction” story. Give it up, Dirty Harry, that dog died 4 or 5 years ago! Man up and tell the truth, you corrupt slimeball.

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  • Living In NYC
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:53pm

    WOW…the train wreck was finally stopped. Harry remember you are a “public servant”, you work for us with our money!

    We are not your “subjects” and we have spoken!

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    • starman70
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:36am

      AMEN! The PEOPLE have spoken and Washington FINALLY listened!

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  • Nigel2
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:53pm

    YES!! Victory for the tea party principles. Let’s expand on this.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:49am

      Yes! There must be a mack truck with Harry’s name on the bumper.
      Splat……….

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    • pamela kay
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 3:33am

      We will, the Tea-Party might not have years behind us but we will devote years and whatever it takes to keep our freedom ,and honor our constitution. Expand we will. Our numbers are growing and will continue as we expose the progressives for what they are. I am proud to be a part of history and the Tea-Party will remain the key to getting this country back on track. I am also happy to see the GOP listening to the people, and if they don’t they can kiss their political careers good-bye. They still have to prove themselves but this was a good start. Just look at this site, I know alot of people that think the Tea-Party is a joke. But guess what ? They read the comments that we post. Some of them have even said that they were surprised at the lack of coverage from the main-stream media. Maybe there is still hope for them to switch over to our side.

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  • Nightstalker
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:52pm

    Anything, and I do mean anything, that stops these socialists, is great!

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:06am

      There may be some possibility they got the message. They still bear close watching. We need to be more dilligent than ever so they don’t try to lull us back to sleep, then start the crap right back up again.

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  • ChiefGeorge
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:50pm

    Heeeee Heeeeeeee!

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    • bullcrapbuster
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:52pm

      The tea party is making it’s presence felt.

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    • TumbleBumble
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:12am

      Whew. Can’t leave these kids alone for one minute.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:23am

      According to Reid, at least nine GOP senators had pledged support for the measure, but suddenly balked under the controversial pressure of growing earmarks.
      ————————

      Spit out their names you senile jack@$$ ….

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    • CYCLONE
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:58am

      Collins(Communist) and Snowe (Communist) showed up against this ?????…pppfftttt…

      …. there is some bad eggnog circulating around Maine…beware…lol

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 5:00pm

      The only think that puts a smile on my face hearing the name of Harry Reid (& Nancy pelosi) is the image of St. Peter at the pearly gates directing traffic. He will send them to hell and say go directly there, do not pass Go, and do not collect $200, in payment for all you have done to the American people with your greed, corruption, lies, cheating, stealing, misusing all you could get away with on the tax payers dime. You both have been sinful people, but wait, I‘ll send your friend Barbara M’am Boxer to keep you company. The three of you have been an abomination to our Godly Nation.

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:45pm

    Bravo! Bravo!

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:48pm

      First family should show some restraint, make this a White House Christmas.

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    • UNITEDWESTAND
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:53pm

      Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. They still might try to sneak stuff by.

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    • TruthTalker
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:53pm

      Derr…no support

       
    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:08am

      I would go with the McConnell plan. Let the new guys and gals show us what their made of!

      PatriotShops.com

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    • davecoolworld
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:31am

      He did not have the votes and did not want to be embarrassed.

      P.S. ABC is a douche bag.

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    • Cobra Blue
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:59am

      With this bunch it ain‘t over til it’s over.

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    • TheBMT
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:12am

      this helps alot for next year.

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:14am

      LOL .. he didn’t “drop” it because he wanted to — he dropped it because he couldn’t get the VOTES! Now we must stop the other cr*p they want to pass before Jan. 5th … Dream Act … START Treaty … etc. throw these Anti-American bills and Congress people under the bus!

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    • sportlock
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:26am

      I give credit to the Tea Party. Seems some of these life long politicians are a tad afraid of retirement? That, included with Fox news, Megan Kelly, and other telling our dear dictators that they WILL be exposing them and their vote after a very stern message from their bosses. But that was the easy part, the Tea Party flat out got it done in spite of every attack the left had in their book.

      One can only hope instead of losing steam we only continue to pick up momentum. A third party at this point seems inevitable..

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    • 79USMC83
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 4:59am

      WE THE PEOPLE did what the founding Fathers gave us in November Voted for CHANGE again!. TRAITORS; One who betrays anothers trust,is false to an obligation or a duty. Reid Pelosi and the others, they just laughed in OUR faces!!
      TYRANNY: ……1. arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. 2. the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
      The OLIGARCHY is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, or military control.

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    • *************************
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 5:41am

      These progressives (communists) are an evil slimy lot. Don‘t think they’re not angling every-which-way-but-right. Breath a sigh of relief after they’ve “gone to their reward” (and you can be the judge of that). ;)

      railrod worker CHARLIE: “They said you was hung.”
      sheriff BART: “And they was right.”
      -Blazing Saddles

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    • JKN
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 6:26am

      Not too long ago, Ms. Janet La Raza tried to dismiss Americans who were against illegal immigration and “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” as a “tiny fringe but loud and shrill”… Well, Americans against illegal immigration are not such a “tiny fringe” anymore…

      Then Ms. Pelosi tried to dismiss members of the new Tea Party movement as a “tiny fringe, possibly a bunch of Nazi’s, but loud and shrill”… Well, well, well… This “tiny fringe” isn’t so tiny anymore either…

      It‘s great to see the American people stand up for what’s right!

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    • tradexpertbuysell
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:13am

      An unpopular idea:

      We are yet to be judged as a nation with the ban on “ask don’t tell” banned. It is not intolerance that prompts me but fear of the Lord among those that truly want to aspire as Christians and Jews that strive for blessing through faith and spiritual perfection.

      And ultimately how can an army stand to face death on a daily basis if it is infected by lies from these reprobates in congress that want one size to fit all even our elites in the field that are supposed to represent our best Christian Judeo teachings?!

      We as a nation shall fail if we don’t get this right no matter whatever other economic breakthroughs we make in congress!

      God is real. God is living. God is to be feared above all and particularly above fear of man. Fear not man but fear God and obey ALL his commandments, principals, and precepts. Hate not the sinner but hate the sin and be unafraid to speak freely against the current insanity.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:47am

      Good. Now, hold fast until January 5th and don’t let them reintroduce anything until then, I say.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:26am

      @Poverty

      Heard about this happening last night on the radio; indeed it is great news. Let the tea party and the people of america fight onward and upward to the restoration of the nation. Best times for her and our people are still ahead.

      WE will WIN!!!

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    • tradexpertbuysell
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:44am

      Yes. The tea party movement shows the ability of a few that did more than nothing against evil.

      Now there is a lot more work to do.

      DAVECOOLWORLD

      I agree with your PS

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    • PattyCakes4USA
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:25pm

      Well maybe the November election finally sunk in, and Senators weren’t willing to walk the plank like they did for Obamacare. We all need to stay engaged and encourage our families and friends to get engaged! Go Team USA!

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