Durbin On McConnell Support For $1.1 trillion Omnibus Spending Bill

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Run time: 08:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoNrUaTvoUc   Posted on YouTube: December 16, 2010 By YouTube Member: ThinkProgress2 Views on YouTube: 25   Posted on DU: December 16, 2010 By DU Member: cal04 Views on DU: 655

 
Durbin: The $1.1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Is ‘Exactly The Number’ McConnell Asked For
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DURBIN: I’m a member of the Appropriations Committee. And I remember what happened…this is the reality…It’s true it’s over a trillion dollars. In fact, it’s $1.1 trillion in this bill. But what hasn’t been said by Senator McConnell and Senator Kyl, that’s exactly the amount that they asked for! Senator McConnell came to the Senate Appropriations Committee and said Republicans will not support this bill unless you bring the spending down to $1.108 trillion. That is exactly what we bring down to the floor to be considered.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/12/16/omnibus-hypocrisy/

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1. He is so good. (good sense of humor too)

Wouldn't it be great if someone heard him.

When Bernie Sanders spoke last week, I heard the chamber was empty. Maybe it
would be too depressing to see nearly every chair empty.