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Mersky

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95. Rescission by congressional action or reprogrammed by the DoD

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 06:46 PM

Nov 2019

And good grief, Ukraine met the qualifications according to the DoD as stipulated in the funds approved by Congress... by May according to Cooper.

Way, way, way ahead of the end of FY on Sept 23 when either of those two options would have been taken to address unused funds.

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Here's hoping the vid links work. crickets Nov 2019 #1

Thank you for your service, crickets. Adsos Letter Nov 2019 #2

I love how none of the streams I have looked at Kali Nov 2019 #3

They probably say TheCowsCameHome Nov 2019 #4

The one with the "100" is the same (with numbers incremented) BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #11

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Why is propaganda allowed? What I've seen from dems is evidence, exhibits shown RestoreAmerica2020 Nov 2019 #130

1st amendment I suppose? BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #133

Let's go malaise Nov 2019 #5

CSPAN had mentioned that there would be a "truncated" hearing BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #6

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Thanks for the link! crickets Nov 2019 #10

You are welcome! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #14

Schiff has arrived BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #8

No questions from lawyers: demmiblue Nov 2019 #9

Witnesses have arrived BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #12

They have just over three hours not to overlap the debate. nt crickets Nov 2019 #13

Adam Schiff gavelled in. Same process - opening statements - bios of the witnesses. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #15

PBS covering it, but audio is crap Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #16

Who is the guy with the sad eyes behind Schiff? mucifer Nov 2019 #17

Usually their staff sit back there behind them. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #22

I'm wanting to know that as well eissa Nov 2019 #26

Everytime I see him I think, Robert Downey Jr. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #37

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He is still stuck on the whistleblower. So sad, that's all they have. nt crickets Nov 2019 #20

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MUTE! elleng Nov 2019 #19

What an asshole. catbyte Nov 2019 #23

Backdated? That's a new one. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2019 #24

Never heard that either. Is he just flat-out lying now? Mike 03 Nov 2019 #27

He is a lying POS. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2019 #31

Yeah, what was that? nolabear Nov 2019 #28

Hopefully Schiff will correct Nunes. I'll just assume Nunes is lying with impunity now. Mike 03 Nov 2019 #30

BidenBidenBiden - and he knows the debate is tonight. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #25

MooMoo is still lying about "2nd hand and 3rd hand" witnesses BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #29

Schiff introducing witnesses - swearing in. Will start with Hale. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #32

Skew, Nunes? You moo skew, but Mersky Nov 2019 #33

Hale had no opening statement but reiterated his experience. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #34

Cooper up giving her opening statement. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #35

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I have a Lounge post ready to go BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #45

Laura Cooper was the witness scheduled on the morning Gaetz and the goonies stormed the SCIF crickets Nov 2019 #36

I remember Fiona Hill's testimony being interrupted by the Gaetzis. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #40

I think more than one deposition was interrupted - it all blurs together after a while. crickets Nov 2019 #47

You're right! I completely forgot about Cooper. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #131

OMG I understand EVERY thing she is talking about BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #41

Ukraine knew about the hold before July 3 malaise Nov 2019 #42

+1 crickets Nov 2019 #48

Turns out all their bullshit is indeed bullshit. dchill Nov 2019 #49

She was excellent - and they will be going right to member questions. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #43

Yes, she was indeed. Mersky Nov 2019 #51

Committee infographics C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #44

Schiff doing his 5 minute question BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #46

MOOMOO has passed off to Ratfucker (R-TX) BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #50

One of their lead fake smart guys. dchill Nov 2019 #53

Everything he said was bullshit. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #56

He's a specialist. dchill Nov 2019 #65

He was attempting to associate funding holds for countries BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #66

I'm not getting much out of this. I'm too burned out... hlthe2b Nov 2019 #52

+1, right now I need the under secretary to get up and punch Nunes in the mouth to stay interested uponit7771 Nov 2019 #54

I'm struggling, too. Mersky Nov 2019 #57

If you are a federal employee you would know sortof what they are talking about BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #61

That isn't the issue (for me at least). Juggling too many other things I guess. hlthe2b Nov 2019 #68

Everybody buck up - it's gonna be a long night! dchill Nov 2019 #62

Trump & Co might be looking for ways to get all that aid into their pockets. polichick Nov 2019 #55

Jim Himes (D-CT) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #58

Tearing down repuke claim trump was interested in rooting out corruption in Ukraine Roland99 Nov 2019 #60

Himes re: trump being 'prudent and judicious!!!' elleng Nov 2019 #59

RIGHT !!! I would think it would be illegal for the president to spend money the way he wants to uponit7771 Nov 2019 #63

Impoundment Control Act of 1974 crickets Nov 2019 #64

So Mulvaney admitted to a crime of withholding congressional funds illegally ?! tia uponit7771 Nov 2019 #67

Sure sounds like it. nt crickets Nov 2019 #70

Creepy Conway spewing garbage. gademocrat7 Nov 2019 #69

Mike Conaway (R-TX) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #71

Terri Sewell (D-AL) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #72

Sewell handed off remaining time to Schiff. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #73

Cooper points out how strengthening Ukraine helps to deter Russia elsewhere in world as well. nt crickets Nov 2019 #78

Yup. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #85

Mike Turner just handed off to GYMSUIT - MUTE BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #74

Impoundment Control Act of 1974!!! Mersky Nov 2019 #75

Yes and there are other appropriations laws BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #81

Rescission by congressional action or reprogrammed by the DoD Mersky Nov 2019 #95

Yup BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #97

Irony is not dead. nt crickets Nov 2019 #83

Certainly not, even in 2019 Mersky Nov 2019 #99

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GYMSUIT done Andre Carson up (D-IN) BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #84

Love the Russia emphasis! mucifer Nov 2019 #87

He's been a pretty smooth interrogator! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #89

His questioning made it clear how much Russia gained by the hold. crickets Nov 2019 #90

Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #88

He is just basically reading stuff into the record BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #91

They've got nothing. Nada. Zip. polichick Nov 2019 #92

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Yes, prerequisite. elleng Nov 2019 #96

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That ASS took a statement from her and twisted it to do an Obama BASH BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #94

Of course. And no one thinks to mention that Zelensky was not yet elected then. crickets Nov 2019 #98

Naturally. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #101

Jackie Speier (D-CA) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #100

Interesting, what we're learning about the bureaucracy, eh? elleng Nov 2019 #102

It's no Assistant to the Assistant Regional Manager Roland99 Nov 2019 #108

Speier mentioning that the other countries mentioned by GOP with holds BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #103

Congressman Stewart looks even worse, now, than he did during the earlier hearing Siwsan Nov 2019 #105

Chris Stewart (R-UT) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #106

stewart ad nauseum Mersky Nov 2019 #107

That was a waste of 5 minutes. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #110

Mike Quigley (D-IL) up BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #109

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