Democrats vote to keep aid to poor in budget, republicans vote to keep vegetables out of schools

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Thu Nov 17, 2011

___ The Democratic-controlled Senate by a vote of 70 to 30 passed a bill that would allow the government to keep running when current funding expires on Saturday and sent it to President Barack Obama to sign into law.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives had approved the bill by a vote of 298 to 121 earlier in the day.

Democrats managed to restore funds to food stamps, housing subsidies for the poor and other programs that had been targeted by Republicans.

The bill also restricts the Agriculture Department from requiring schools to serve more fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains as part of an effort to fight obesity. Republicans said that would have cost $7 billion more over five years . . .


read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/18/us-usa-congress-spending-idUSTRE7AG2FO20111118

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1. And there are some among us that say there is no difference.

Between the Democratic and republican parties. Naderspeak at it's absolute most insane extension.