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Disagreeable
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to trust the Democrats more than Republicans on financial and national security issues.
"Moments ago, the House of Representatives narrowly defeated an amendment proposed by Rep. Martin Sabo (D-MN) that would have provided $1.25 billion in desperately needed funding for port security and disaster preparedness. The Sabo amendment included:
– $300 million to enable U.S. customs agents to inspect high-risk containers at all 140 overseas ports that ship directly to the United States. Current funding only allows U.S. customs agents to operate at 43 of these ports.
– $400 million to place radiation monitors at all U.S. ports of entry. Currently, less than half of U.S. ports have radiation monitors.
– $300 million to provide backup emergency communications equipment for the Gulf Coast.
Meanwhile, the Bush budget – which most of the members who voted against this bill will likely support – contains an increase of $1.7 billion for missile defense, a program that doesn’t even work.
Lieberman Amdt No. 3034; To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing $8 billion in additional funds for homeland security government-wide, by restoring cuts to vital first responder programs in the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, by providing an additional $1.2 billion for first responders, $1.7 billion for the Coast Guard and port security, $150 million for chemical security, $1 billion for rail and transit security, $456 million for FEMA, $1 billion for health preparedness programs, and $752 million for aviation security.
REJECTED by Republicans.
Menendez Amdt. No. 3054; To provide an additional $965 million to make our ports more secure by increasing port security grants, increasing inspections, improving existing programs, and increasing research and development, and to fully offset this additional funding by closing tax loopholes.
REJECTED by Republicans.
Stabenow Amdt. No. 3056; To provide $5 billion for our emergency responders so that they can field effective and reliable interoperable communications equipment to respond to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the public safety needs of America's communities and fully offset this by closing tax loopholes and collecting more from the tax gap.
REJECTED by Republicans."
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Steve
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Location: Wildwood New Jersey
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| it must be a lie....no link......no referance.......just your shallow mind blowing wind.......
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Disagreeable
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| it must be a lie....no link......no referance.......just your shallow mind blowing wind....... |
What's the link worth, Steve? I have one. Will you admit the Dems are working harder to secure this country than Republicans if I post it?
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Steve
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| Will you admit the Dems are working harder to secure this country than Republicans if I post it? |
No.
In one post you complain about the budget, in the next you complain when politically motivated short sighted costly measures are defeated...politics as ussual..
Republicans defeated billions in democrat spending......had they let it all pass you would have complained about them doing nothing to control spending....
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theHiredMansWife
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| Republicans defeated billions in democrat spending......had they let it all pass you would have complained about them doing nothing to control spending.... |
Have you read about the budget that passed the Senate, yet?
http://wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=47724
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| "House conservatives are going to look at this budget and say, 'Whoa, what happened to fiscal conservatism?'" said Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, the Senate Budget Committee's top Democrat. |
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| The debt limit increase, needed to prevent an unprecedented default on Treasury notes, was the fourth of Bush's presidency, totaling $3 trillion. With the budget deficit near record levels, an additional increase in the debt limit almost certainly will be required next year. |
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