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Obama budget defeated 99-0 in Senate
Washington Times ^ | 5/16/12 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 05/16/2012 1:44:58 PM PDT by Evil Slayer

President Obama's budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat Wednesday, when senators voted 99-0 to reject it.

Coupled with the House's rejection in March, 414-0, that means Mr. Obama's budget has failed to win a single vote in support this year.

Republicans forced the vote by offering the president's plan on the Senate floor.

Democrats disputed that it was actually the president's plan, arguing that the slim amendment didn't actually match Mr. Obama's budget document, which ran thousands of pages. But Republicans said they used all of the president's numbers in the proposal, so it faithfully represented his plan.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, even challenged Democrats to point out any errors in the numbers and he would correct them — a challenge no Democrats took up.

"A stunning development for the president of the United States in his fourth year in office," Mr. Sessions said of the unanimous opposition.

The White House has held its proposal out as a "balanced approach" to beginning to rein in deficits. It calls for tax increases to begin to offset higher spending, and would begin to level off debt as a percentage of the economy by 2022. It would produce $6.4 trillion in new deficits over that time.

By contrast the chief Republican alternative from the House GOP would notch just $3.1 trillion in deficits, and three Senate Republican alternatives would all come in below $2 trillion.

The Senate is holding votes Wednesday on Mr. Obama's budget, the House GOP's budget and the three Senate Republican alternatives. None was expected to gain the 50 votes needed to pass the chamber.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012; 99to0; breaking; budget; congress; democrats; elections; epicfail; hussein; loser; nobama2012; obama; obamasbudgetfail; obamatruthfile
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1 posted on 05/16/2012 1:45:00 PM PDT by Evil Slayer
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To: Evil Slayer

99-0?

Who voted “Present”?


2 posted on 05/16/2012 1:46:52 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1212 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
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To: Evil Slayer
FLASH: Obama's budget goes down in flames...

Drudge Headline

3 posted on 05/16/2012 1:47:18 PM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war....)
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To: Evil Slayer

Note to Romney: Mention this A LOT at the debates.

How can Obama defend his “leadership” when his plan got not a single vote from his own party?


4 posted on 05/16/2012 1:47:55 PM PDT by Williams (Nobama)
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To: Evil Slayer

If it’s not Obama’s plan then where is Obama’s plan?


5 posted on 05/16/2012 1:48:36 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Evil Slayer

This turkey is toast!


6 posted on 05/16/2012 1:49:10 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Brilliant

wait another 3-1/2 years...


7 posted on 05/16/2012 1:51:40 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: Evil Slayer

8 posted on 05/16/2012 1:52:11 PM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war....)
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To: null and void

I suspect Kirk from Illinois isn’t back yet.


9 posted on 05/16/2012 1:52:29 PM PDT by Western Phil
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To: Evil Slayer
Budget? We don't need no stinkin' budget!

He!!, the senate has no intention of having a budget!

10 posted on 05/16/2012 1:52:51 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Evil Slayer

The first flaming president.


11 posted on 05/16/2012 1:56:00 PM PDT by Hugin (Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear.---Open Range)
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The republican plan is “just” 3.1 trillion negative.

What a country we live in.


12 posted on 05/16/2012 1:56:17 PM PDT by Crimson Elephant
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To: Evil Slayer

Even DUMBOcrats are sick of Obama LOL..just wait for the media to somehow blame Republicans for this


13 posted on 05/16/2012 2:00:41 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: null and void

WITH ALL THOSE OLD GUYS AND GALS SOMEONE IS USUALLY SICK OR ON DOCTOR’S ORDERS..............


14 posted on 05/16/2012 2:01:29 PM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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To: Evil Slayer
LOL! Obama quote after the vote: "The Senate is rasis! "
15 posted on 05/16/2012 2:01:44 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (In the post-Zimmerman world, it may become prudent to carry a drop weapon if you CCW.)
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To: Evil Slayer

Epic fail.


16 posted on 05/16/2012 2:01:48 PM PDT by dagogo redux (A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
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To: Crimson Elephant

Whodathunkit? A government that couldn’t pass a Rent-A-Center credit check making financial decisions for the rest of us.


17 posted on 05/16/2012 2:03:31 PM PDT by nodumbblonde ("The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity." - Ayn Rand)
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To: null and void

Looks like the RAT Senators are heading for the tall grass.

In addition, the RAT Senators have not put forth a budget of their own in years. A total disgrace. No wonder the Tea Party is gaining strength. And McCain once mentioned the Tea Party was a Fad.


18 posted on 05/16/2012 2:10:42 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: null and void
99-0

Or, put another way: 99-Obama

19 posted on 05/16/2012 2:12:31 PM PDT by JaguarXKE (If my Fluffy had a puppy, it would look like the puppy Obama ate!)
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To: JaguarXKE

A zero for Zero.


20 posted on 05/16/2012 2:17:06 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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