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Trump breaks 20-year ‘fouled up’ budget gridlock, scores big wins
Washington Examiner ^ | 9/4/2018 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 09/05/2018 4:20:34 PM PDT by RightGeek

President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Paul Ryan have teamed up this summer to do something that hasn’t happened in two decades — write and pass department spending bills instead of lumping everything into a massive package.

The House and Senate are moving at a brisk pace to pass the appropriations bills, with the Senate leading, approving nine of 12.

What’s more, the Trump administration has pushed through key priorities on wall and Pentagon spending, as well as curbing wasteful programs, though still ending up with a more expensive budget than they wanted by over $50 billion.

And while Congress has taken the votes, many on Capitol Hill are giving Trump and his team the credit for breaking the 20-year log jam. They cite his refusal to sign another massive “omnibus” spending bill that ignored his priorities, even if it means shutting down the government.

“This is all driven by the president,” said a key congressional insider. “It’s a win for the president. For 20 years this system has been busted.”

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


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; election2018; election2020; incometaxes; kentucky; mitchmcconnell; paulbedard; paulryan; spending; taxcutsandjobsact; taxreform; tcja; trump; trumpbudget; trumpomnibus; wisconsin
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It's a miracle. I thought I would never see department budgets again - just omnibus bills and shutdown threats.
1 posted on 09/05/2018 4:20:34 PM PDT by RightGeek
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To: RightGeek

AAARRRGGHH LET’S OVERTURN SOME CARS AND S—T AND DISRUPT THE SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS!


2 posted on 09/05/2018 4:22:39 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (GOAT POTUS TRUMP)
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To: RightGeek

That’s really smart and I know POTUS is behind this.

This way he can veto individual bills.


3 posted on 09/05/2018 4:24:06 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V (Proud Member of the Deranged Q Fringe))
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To: RightGeek
"For 20 years this system has been busted.”

That would put us at the 2nd Term of DerSlickMyster when this started. Oye vey that has been a long Uni-Party BOHICA and you can add the names of the House and Senate Leaders and POTUS's involved including our "good guys"....

4 posted on 09/05/2018 4:24:08 PM PDT by taildragger ("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song o and my guess .anyf Angry Men!")
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To: RightGeek

The MSM is covering this ?

( Crickets!)


5 posted on 09/05/2018 4:24:51 PM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: RightGeek; Extremely Extreme Extremist

On the other hand...it’s kind of NICE that the Enemy Media does NOT report the gains We The People are making under President Trump.

*HEART*

Best. Election. Ever. EVER! MAGA! :)


6 posted on 09/05/2018 4:25:29 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Candor7

See my Post #6.

Loose Lips Sink Ships! ;)


7 posted on 09/05/2018 4:26:54 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: RightGeek

To the extent true, sound like great PROGRESS.


8 posted on 09/05/2018 4:27:01 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: RightGeek

McConnell wanted congress to get crespdit for this. 20 years Mitch, how long have you guys been in congress? What changed that this year is different, hmmmmm?


9 posted on 09/05/2018 4:32:04 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jeffersons)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Best. Election. Ever. EVER! MAGA! :)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You betcha!


10 posted on 09/05/2018 4:32:18 PM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: McGavin999

Credit


11 posted on 09/05/2018 4:33:09 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jeffersons)
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To: RightGeek

Trump wrote a Stormy check $130,000
Slick Willie paid Paula Jones $850,000


12 posted on 09/05/2018 4:36:05 PM PDT by Jolla
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13 posted on 09/05/2018 4:36:45 PM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
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On the other hand...it’s kind of NICE that the Enemy Media does NOT report the gains We The People are making under President Trump.

No, it's not. Crap like this is the biggest danger we face.

A few years ago, we got a conservative school board for the first time in generations. They promised to stop the forced busing and other asinine programs. They campaigned on it and fulfilled on their promises. We have the second largest school district in the country and the Democrats couldn't let this happen without a fight. They organized "Moral Mondays" to vent their outrage over the "controversial school board" and never reported any good news.

When it came time for the next election, the media went on offense and kept reporting that education results continued to drop in NC. They weren't lying directly but were lying by omission because our district was the one bright spot in the whole State. The result of all of the negative press was a return to the Democrats in the next election.

They are following this gameplan with Trump and it's very worrying. The media knows he can't win with just the political junkies like us. He needs average Americans just going about their lives and all they are hearing is bad news since he was elected. It has an effect. 2-3% is all it would take.

14 posted on 09/05/2018 4:43:18 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The (((Woodward))) book coming out is titled: Fear...

That is all.
15 posted on 09/05/2018 4:44:51 PM PDT by IWontSubmit (2)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Nice having an Executive in the Executive Branch.


16 posted on 09/05/2018 4:55:05 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: RightGeek

Great!


17 posted on 09/05/2018 4:55:58 PM PDT by Dante3
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To: RightGeek

bookmark


18 posted on 09/05/2018 4:57:42 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: CaliforniaCraftBeer

LMAO.


19 posted on 09/05/2018 4:59:28 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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To: RightGeek

It’s about friggin’ time. Congress ought to be penalized for NOT passing budgets, as required by law. I say dock their salaries x dollars per day for each day beyond the date upon which budgets are due.


20 posted on 09/05/2018 5:03:15 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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