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Democrats poised to move measures with high price tags |
2010-05-12 |
Congress faces a crush of votes on big-ticket items before the Memorial Day recess, setting up a debate on deficits less than six months before the November elections. Democratic leaders are looking in the next three weeks to send President Barack Obama a slew of measures that cost more than $200 billion, including a multiyear extension of unemployment benefits, an extension of expiring tax provisions and Medicare doctor payments totaling $180 billion and a $33 billion Afghanistan war supplemental bill. Because most of those costs won't be paid for, Republicans plan to use those bills and the Democrats' budget blueprint to highlight massive deficits ahead of the congressional midterm election. Republicans have recently been pointing to Greece's dismal fiscal situation as a warning, claiming that the U.S. will be headed for a similar fate unless the deficits are curtailed. |
Posted by:gorb |
#5 The donks are likely thinking that Congress and government would be a great place to work if it were not for the damned pesky voters who screw up the gravy train for them. Don't worry, plans are afoot to replace them. That's replace the voters, not the politicians. |
Posted by: DMFD 2010-05-12 17:59 |
#4 Interesting that Senator Coburn's people call him "Dr. Coburn" - they're probably trying to avoid guilt by association. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-05-12 11:40 |
#3 The donks are likely thinking that Congress and government would be a great place to work if it were not for the damned pesky voters who screw up the gravy train for them. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-12 09:48 |
#2 This country is SO screwed for SO long........ |
Posted by: armyguy 2010-05-12 09:43 |
#1 .. including a multiyear extension of unemployment benefits... Certainly is in line with all the |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-05-12 08:57 |