All Senate Republicans vote against pay-go

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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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All Senate Republicans vote against pay-go

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LI...n=2&vote=00012

WTF? Why would they vote against something like that?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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Because it raises the limit the Federal Govt can put the US in debt.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...:@@@L&summ2=m&
 
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RileyDog
WTF? Why would they vote against something like that?
Because they are evil, hateful, racist, fear mongering, corporatist, republicans.

Or maybe it's because Harry Reid brought pay-go to the floor as an amendment to a bill seeking to increase the federal debt ceiling?


http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/7...age=1#comments
 
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Because it raises the limit the Federal Govt can put the US in debt.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...:@@@L&summ2=m&
We have the winner !
 
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