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26. They need to pull FEMA back out from under DHS

Reply to freshwest (Reply #24)

Wed Mar 4, 2015, 09:45 AM

Mar 2015

and make it a standalone agency again. Ever since Skeletor and Brownie were associated with it, it has struggled with trying to get back to their mission as the GOP continues to pummel it and try to defund it.

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AND....DHS funding Bill passes [View all] brooklynite Mar 2015 OP

I hope this was the clean bill that we wanted. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #1

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! yallerdawg Mar 2015 #2

Two major losses for Boehner today! Sweet! randome Mar 2015 #4

what is the next invente crisis? riversedge Mar 2015 #3

That moron ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #5

I see what you did there :-) madokie Mar 2015 #40

Haw-haw. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #6

Rep. Muntz (D-Springfield) chimes in: KamaAina Mar 2015 #7

Did you research this before posting? Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #8

AP: Congress Sends Homeland Bill to Obama Without Conditions pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #9

Capt. Obvious was snarking some other thread alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #10

I'll have you know Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #13

I'm sure you are capable of that alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #15

You can attack me all you like Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #22

Thanks. Now I get it. :) pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #14

lol! HappyMe Mar 2015 #11

Thanks. Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #23

and yet just today here on DU, person "crying" that Rep controlled Senate gets everything they want Sheepshank Mar 2015 #12

"legislation Tuesday that will keep the agency operating through the end of September..." jtuck004 Mar 2015 #16

So, let me get this straight... malthaussen Mar 2015 #17

Do you believe that FEMA BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #18

Guess it depends on where one lives nowadays, huh? 85% of DHS funding is FEMA. By all means, toss freshwest Mar 2015 #24

They need to pull FEMA back out from under DHS BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #26

Fine by me. But look who we're dealing with: freshwest Mar 2015 #29

That's it in a nutshell. nt BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #38

Even if there are abuses treestar Mar 2015 #19

This one was especially crazy, as the DHS is a Bush-era creation. Republicans killing KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #27

thanks hehe treestar Mar 2015 #31

So much derp in just one post. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #21

WHAT? You want to bring facts to this discussion? What next, blue links? freshwest Mar 2015 #30

lol treestar Mar 2015 #32

What's that song playing in the background? freshwest Mar 2015 #35

Thanks for helping with workout music! treestar Mar 2015 #37

Step away from the computer with your hands up! freshwest Mar 2015 #39

. Rex Mar 2015 #20

All the drama for nothing. Now they are crying about the Senate rules that they use to love. B Calm Mar 2015 #25

And now we all love those rules again madville Mar 2015 #28

This is why all the name calling of Harry Read treestar Mar 2015 #33

Exactly! freshwest Mar 2015 #36

Well, not all of us. But some did and... freshwest Mar 2015 #34