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Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill
Washington Post ^ | 16 Jan 14 | Lori Montgomery

Posted on 01/16/2014 3:47:32 PM PST by SkyPilot

Edited on 01/16/2014 3:49:31 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Congress gave final approval Thursday to a $1.1 trillion spending bill that eases the sharp budget cuts known at the sequester and guarantees that the nation will not endure another government shutdown until at least Oct. 1.

After three years of politically bruising and economically damaging battles over the budget, the bipartisan agreement to fund federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year passed with little fanfare.


(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 113th; betrayal; bho44; budget; congress; federalspending; military; taxandspend; uniparty
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The Washington Post also reported earlier that Speaker Boehner told reporters in a hallway a few minutes ago that he will oppose any effort to repeal the pension cuts to our retired military.
1 posted on 01/16/2014 3:47:33 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

Another day, another disaster. They s love kicking the Tea Party to the curb.


2 posted on 01/16/2014 3:49:33 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: SkyPilot

“Eases sharp budget cuts” == “increases spending more than it would have already increased”


3 posted on 01/16/2014 3:50:37 PM PST by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: SkyPilot

Please note, again, that Washington Post material must be excerpted at all times.


4 posted on 01/16/2014 3:51:05 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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To: SkyPilot

Well, of course they did. Why, how could they not? Obama would take out his pen or phone and make them obsolete had they not done so.


5 posted on 01/16/2014 3:51:37 PM PST by RonInNaples
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To: SkyPilot

Last night Mark Levin implied that Boehner is being blackmailed. “You connect the dots.”

It’s always a possibility in our NSA age.


6 posted on 01/16/2014 3:56:12 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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Last night Mark Levin implied that Boehner is being blackmailed. “You connect the dots.”

It’s always a possibility in our NSA age.

Levin has heavily implied this for the last few years.. Heck beck even surmised as much and even that screwball alex jones has said so....

It is almost an open secret around Washington...

John Roberts is also being Blackmailed over various things...


7 posted on 01/16/2014 4:05:32 PM PST by GraceG
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To: SkyPilot

News like this almost makes me want to tell the tea party folk in the senate and the house to go on strike......

And not show up for the State of the Union...

Instead they should hold a separate “State of the Police State Oligarchy Oppressive state”


8 posted on 01/16/2014 4:08:48 PM PST by GraceG
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Meh, I don’t believe any of that. They are who they are, RINO and fairly liberal. There is nothing to suggest blackmail. They are just doing what liberal-lite does. It is no more than that. Plus, Boehner is not very smart.


9 posted on 01/16/2014 4:12:49 PM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: Admin Moderator

Got it.....I thought I did. Sorry.


10 posted on 01/16/2014 4:13:00 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

Hey, it’s all free money!


11 posted on 01/16/2014 4:25:13 PM PST by bgill
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To: SkyPilot

Another example of political corruption on display. More sad and disastrous days on the horizon for Americans and America.


12 posted on 01/16/2014 4:26:08 PM PST by mulligan
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until at least Oct. 1

something to save for the election


13 posted on 01/16/2014 4:27:44 PM PST by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: GraceG

Those must be some young boys Boehner was with...

(Yes he is obviously being blackmailed)


14 posted on 01/16/2014 4:36:31 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
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To: molson209
something to save for the election

LOL. Republicans will get blamed again if they don't pass some "continuing resolution."

I'm not putting my hopes on the GOP anymore, are you?

15 posted on 01/16/2014 4:53:51 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (15 years of FReeping! Congratulations EEE!!)
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16 posted on 01/16/2014 4:55:56 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: GraceG

The name of the game in DC is blackmail.


17 posted on 01/16/2014 4:57:02 PM PST by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: SkyPilot

A trillion here and a trillion there and pretty soon we’ll be talking about real money.


18 posted on 01/16/2014 5:10:57 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: SkyPilot

SOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

SOOOOOO. SOOOOOO. SOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEE!!!

Its full trough time on K street!


19 posted on 01/16/2014 5:24:15 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (Having some small say in who gets to hold the whip doesn't make you any less a slave.)
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"The Washington Post also reported earlier that Speaker Boehner told reporters in a hallway a few minutes ago that he will oppose any effort to repeal the pension cuts to our retired military.

How is it that this half-wit is Speaker of the House???

20 posted on 01/16/2014 5:47:09 PM PST by cookcounty (IRS = Internal Revenge Service.)
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