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Originally posted by Stormdancer777
Originally posted by RRconservative
What we need is a good old fashioned filibuster. Where is Strom Thurmond when you need him? Better yet maybe we can find a few Democrats with a conscience?
can't find a few Democrats with a conscience?
This is sad, what is happening to people?
Originally posted by sadisticwoman
Repubs still bitter: Intend on posting bitter threads for next 4 years.
To reduce bills rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them, Obama "will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days."
Originally posted by FlyersFan
This is not 'emergency' legislation.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Designates:
(1) each amount in this Act as an emergency requirement, necessary to meet certain emergency needs in accordance with the FY2008-FY2009 congressional budget resolutions;
Originally posted by RRconservative
What we need is a good old fashioned filibuster. Where is Strom Thurmond when you need him? Better yet maybe we can find a few Democrats with a conscience?
Originally posted by RRconservative
What we need is a good old fashioned filibuster. Where is Strom Thurmond when you need him? Better yet maybe we can find a few Democrats with a conscience?
3 SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS.
4 (a) IN GENERAL.-Each amount in this Act is des-
5 ignated as an emergency requirement and necessary to
6 meet emergency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S.
7 Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of
8 S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolu-
9 tions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
The bill is Right Here
Division A (pdf)
Division B (pdf)
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
The bill is Right Here
Division A (pdf)
Division B (pdf)
Originally posted by redhatty
I feel I have the right to read it and then call my congress critters to discuss/complain about the parts I don't agree with.
Like the $30 Million going to save a MOUSE in San Francisco wetlands - just how many jobs is that going to create???