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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

13. No bill has been passed.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 01:02 AM

Oct 2017

A rough, first-draft, GOP wet dream proposed budget was passed. The chances of those cuts actually making it into law are somewhere between Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize and him being inducted into Mensa. Even the GOP hard-liners have to know that if they tried to pass all those cuts the pitchforks and torches would come out faster than Trump can say 'Fake News'.

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Found this on my FB page! If there is anything wrong someone here will tell me I'm sure [View all] Maraya1969 Oct 2017 OP

We are in the hands of monsters. Literally. Glorfindel Oct 2017 #1

The House of Representatives is anything but. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #2

GOP hates babies and children bobbieinok Oct 2017 #3

An orchestrated race to the bottom. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #4

Also they can give more tax breaks to the wealthy Republicans Achilleaze Oct 2017 #5

This is why we tow the party line. Tavarious Jackson Oct 2017 #6

Trying the failed Kansas experiment on the whole USA. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #7

no one pays attention to the House, the fight will be in the Senate. n/t Hamlette Oct 2017 #8

They also missed the deadline for children's healthcare. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #9

No way! I'm sure they slivered out from under rocks! 😉 MLAA Oct 2017 #12

But, but.... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #14

Sometimes I feel like this is just all a bad dream. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #10

Has anyone actually verified that those bills have been passed? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #11

No bill has been passed. Stonepounder Oct 2017 #13

I'm willing to bet.... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #15