Harry Reid takes the $1 trillion spending bill off of the table
Chalk one up for the good guys!
Facing growing opposition to the $1 trillion, 2,000 page, pork filled spending bill, Harry Reid has tabled the bill and is now claiming that he will work with “Mike” McConnell on a short term funding bill that will keep the government operational until the new Congress can convene in January. The bill is dead! This bill was so obscenely obnoxious in light of the recent election that even Harry Reid could no longer ignore the outrage of the American people.
Mitch (known affectionately by Barack Obama as Mike) McConnell has already introduced a one page alternative to this monstrosity, and had this to say on the Senate floor today:
“I would hope that it would make sense on a bipartisan basis, this one-page continuing resolution on Feb 18th as an alternative to this 2,000-page monstrosity that spends a half a billion dollars a page
It will be interesting to see if Harry Reid is serious about working with Mitch McConnell on this issue, or whether or not he is simply playing a political game with an ulterior motive. But for right now it looks as though the Republicans–and the American people–have earned a victory on this issue.
America's Watchtower 
Wow this is GREAT news. I’m surprised Harry did this. Judging by the news coming out regarding Obama saying not passing the tax cuts would sink his presidency, there was most likely some pressure from the Oval Office. Here’s to Divided Government!
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Hear, hear! I wonder if Obama did have something to do with this, it is an interesting thought.
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I caught the whole bickering on C-Span. It was worth every moment. Will savor this win. This means no $1 Billion for Ob Ddamacare. Good news, Christmas came early. DeMint for Prez.
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This is a great victory and it shows what we can do if we yell loud enough!
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hahaha! I love it! Harry Reid is…ridiculous. I still can’t believe he was re-elected!
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It is hard to believe, I was hoping to be done with him after the lame duck session.
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Horray………………Hooray……….chalk one up for the good guys.
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WOOHOO!
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It’s not over yet. If you recall, ObamaCare was dead several times. Sadly, I trust nothing they say.
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Very good point Matt, Harry Reid could always be up to something here that we don’t know about just yet.
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I don’t trust Reid. He pulled the DREAM Act too, and you know he isn’t done with that. I won’t feel comfortable until January.
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We can’t rest until this Congress is gone for good.
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DREAM act comes up this weekend!
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Yes it does and we will be watching this closely!
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Thank God for Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint. They filed the continuing resolution that required the bill to be read aloud. I guess Harry Reid didn’t want it read or it was going to take too long. At any rate, I am glad he pulled it off the table.
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This is good news indeed, hopefully this will be the end of the 2,000 page bill that nobody has read.
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ALL RIGHT! Now if they would just go home. I agree with rjjrdq an Matt; our guys can’t afford to let their guard down.
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They are working this weekend and we will have to keep a close eye on them. Can’t they just go away?
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Well, I’m late to the party but will celebrate nonetheless. The good guys indeed. I’m off to give a Saturday morning final in American Government to a bunch of formerly deluded students. I’ve spent the last month pouding truth into their brains, so hopefully we’ll get some more good guys into society soon. Have a great weekend.
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It is a great feeling knowing that we still have professors out there like you. It is never to late to celebrate this bill’s demise!
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DREAM act comes up this weekend!
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