Billions of dollars passed through Congress' empty chambers

The Washington Times ^ | 12-23-11 | Stephen Dinan

[afraidfortherepublic]

Given the billions of dollars in new spending and tax cuts Congress approved Friday morning, it is surprising just how few lawmakers had a hand in the final denouement.

All told, with such momentous issues at stake, only a dozen lawmakers were present for the action, which happened in an amazing 2½ minutes of total floor time.

The Senate went first, gaveling into session at 9:30 with just Majority Leader Harry Reid on the floor and Sen. Mark Warner presiding.

Mr. Reid read out a preapproved agreement that automatically gave Senate approval to a two-month payroll tax cut once the bill made it over from the House later in the morning. Mr. Warner then gaveled closed the session just 70 seconds after he opened it.

Across the Capitol a half-hour later the House acted.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I can’t write what I think. I’d be banned.

[Uncle Ike]

Empty chambers - empty dollars...

Parity....

[molson209]

Perry could be right with the part time congress ,for what these people do one month a year would be plenty

[smokingfrog]

2012 can’t come soon enough to get rid of some of these worthless b@st@rds!

So where was Ron Paul yesterday?

[Uncle Ike]

” for what these people do one month a year would be plenty “

But what would we do with ‘em for the other 11 months - I sure wouldn’t want ‘em wandering around my neighborhood that much....

[Falcon4.0]

Mark it on your calendars.
Barack Hussein Obama has broken America.
No Laws too significant,
No Rules too precious,
No Ethics too admirable for this contemptible Little Man.
Just him and his pitiful dream about how He and ONLY HE can bring about a Utopia.
And how many bodies does he plan on laying in it's foundations?

[Jukeman]

And where was Bachmann? Just asking, cause I don’t know.

[Prokopton]

I spit at the very thought of Republicans in Congress.

[servantboy777]

These POS’s have so perverted our system of government.

Americans should have the right to hold a national recall election to throw these bums out.

Giving away hundreds of billions to trillions of OUR hard earned tax money to banker, corporate, wall street, foreign fat cats.

Then insult us by squabbling over a $40 per family tax cut.

All we can do is sit by and watch the raping of the treasury.

I cannot believe this is happening, just so sad.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Then insult us by squabbling over a $40 per family tax cut...

Actually it's a $40 per paycheck theft from Social Security (our elderly). We will pay in the end, and we will pay more, I'm sure.

[servantboy777]

Yep, something like that. If I wasn’t typing, I’d be spittin all over y’all.