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Obama blasts 'least productive Congress in modern history'
Reuters ^ | 4/10/2014 | Steve Holland

Posted on 04/09/2014 6:39:33 PM PDT by mdittmar

HOUSTON, April 9 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sharply criticized what he called the least productive U.S. Congress in modern history on Wednesday in a fund-raising speech that he used to try to energize Democrats to vote in November congressional elections.

Obama blasted Republicans in the U.S. Senate for blocking a Democratic-supported bill earlier in the day aimed at addressing a gap in pay between male and female workers. Republicans argued that pay discrimination is already illegal.

Obama also cited Republicans' refusal to agree to an immigration overhaul and an increase in the minimum wage as examples of what he called obstruction by his political opponents.

"This has become the least productive Congress in modern history, recent memory. And that's by objective measures - just basic activity," Obama said.

Obama was speaking to 60 contributors at the luxurious Houston home of trial lawyer John Eddie Williams. The event raised money for both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Tickets for the event ranged between $16,200 and $64,800.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; obama; obamalies; yearofaction
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To: SADMILLIE

“...I blast obammy for being the worst liar and worst president ever. He is a reprobate liar....”
Old Joe Wilson was right when he yelled out: “YOU LIE!!!” at that SOTU address. Too bad folks didn’t take him seriously back then. This ass-hat has just about destroyed this nation. It will take years and years to restore it...if it can be done at all. He and Hold should be cell-mates.


21 posted on 04/09/2014 7:02:09 PM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: mdittmar

Projection


22 posted on 04/09/2014 7:03:22 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: mdittmar

i thiunk hitler said the same thing about the bundeswahr before the nazis took it over.


23 posted on 04/09/2014 7:04:06 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: mdittmar

“When Congress is in session neither Liberty nor Property are safe” (h/t to whomever said it first)


24 posted on 04/09/2014 7:07:18 PM PDT by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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To: mdittmar

Shall I translate?

“They won’t do what I want! Waaaaaa!!!!”

What a crybaby.


25 posted on 04/09/2014 7:07:58 PM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: mdittmar

I totally agree that Congress has been incredibly unproductive. Obama’s right on that!! Where the hell’s the impeachment resolution, for starters! ??


26 posted on 04/09/2014 7:09:48 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: mdittmar

Let’s list all the bills that passed the House since Jan 2011 and the ones that passed the Senate. Let’s include the budgets, where the Senate didn’t even have one for a number of years dating back to 2010 when they starting operating on CRs. I bet the congress column is triple the length of the Senate’s.


27 posted on 04/09/2014 7:11:21 PM PDT by ilgipper
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To: mdittmar

If government is getting NOTHING done, we are winners...


28 posted on 04/09/2014 7:12:49 PM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: faithhopecharity

Don’t get me started;)


29 posted on 04/09/2014 7:13:03 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

By “Productive” he means TRANSFORMATION to a commie State. We sent the Republicans to the House to STOP this TRANSFORMATION and the leadership of the GOP House has yet to find it’s spine or gonads.


30 posted on 04/09/2014 7:13:12 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: mdittmar

Heaven help us all! Getting you started would be the very last thing I’d want to do. :)


31 posted on 04/09/2014 7:15:53 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: mdittmar

Maybe they can produce an impeachment?


32 posted on 04/09/2014 7:34:56 PM PDT by null and void (The British declared war on the Tea Party. The Tea Party won! (Thanks mom!))
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To: mdittmar

2 words ,Harry Reid ,LOL


33 posted on 04/09/2014 7:51:29 PM PDT by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: mdittmar

They all found out you can become president if you vote present instead of yea or nay.


34 posted on 04/09/2014 7:58:51 PM PDT by MrEdd (vHeck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: mdittmar

how in the heck would Obama know…HE DOES NOT KNOW AMERICAN HISTORY..

BUT HE IS THE WORST, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND THE MOST THIN SKINNED ONE AND THE BIGGEST L I A R…

but I guess the short time he was a Senator, he did vote present..unable to take responsibility even then, that should have been a warning signal to the voters of this country.


35 posted on 04/09/2014 8:26:33 PM PDT by haircutter
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To: mdittmar

Who needs a Congress when you have a pen and a phone.


36 posted on 04/09/2014 8:30:15 PM PDT by funfan
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To: mdittmar

That’s great news - they deserve a medal for doing such little damage.


37 posted on 04/09/2014 8:31:33 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: mdittmar

yep, more laws, more regulations, that’s what we need. That is how tell if Congress is really doing its job. More boot on the necks of the people from Fedzilla. </s>


38 posted on 04/09/2014 9:19:06 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - a classical Christian approach to homeschool])
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how about the republicans fight back by telling the public that obama is lying and playing politics. Pay discrimination is already illegal and inform ppl the white house discriminate against female using obama own metric


39 posted on 04/09/2014 9:25:59 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: mdittmar

well, he won’t admit the Congress is dealing with the most destructive president in history


40 posted on 04/09/2014 10:19:39 PM PDT by Wuli
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