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creon

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3. The GOP does not want

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:30 AM

Mar 2013

to pass a budget. The House budget passed knowing full well that it would be rejected by the Senate.

If the GOP actually wanted to pass a budget, it would engage in the hard negotiations with the Democrats in Congress.

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Senate Votes 40-59 to Reject Ryan Budget [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2013 OP

Senate Dems called the vote? postulater Mar 2013 #1

Shouldn't that be Senate Votes 59-40 to Reject Ryan Budget? RC Mar 2013 #2

Yes, I think we (D) have a Senate majority....eom dotymed Mar 2013 #5

The GOP does not want creon Mar 2013 #3

Couldn't the same be said for the budget President Obama put forth last year. Bonduel Mar 2013 #6

Strange that you'd bring up the TeaBagger's counter-argument HERE of all places. BlueCaliDem Mar 2013 #7

All I am saying is that no one in DC is taking the budget seriously Bonduel Mar 2013 #8

Only Baggers don't know that the President and Democrats have been taking the budget VERY BlueCaliDem Mar 2013 #9

Lee, Cruz, and Heller probably found it too lenient.\nt Mass Mar 2013 #4

Yeah, I'm a little confused by their votes. Ash_F Mar 2013 #10

I think you have to vote "no" to be able to bring a bill up for reconsideration Ken Burch Mar 2013 #11

No, it was not a cloture vote. Here is an explanation of the vote Mass Mar 2013 #12