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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: GigaBuist on February 24, 2010, 01:55:16 PM

Title: PAYGO? Oh, we weren't serious about that.
Post by: GigaBuist on February 24, 2010, 01:55:16 PM

So, Obama says that pay-as-you-go should return and it does.

11 days later they override it to pass the jobs bill.

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/24/senate-skirts-new-rules-pass-jobs-bill/?feat=home_headlines

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Senate skirts new rules to pass jobs bill

It took less than two weeks for lawmakers to vote to break new rules requiring that new spending be offset elsewhere in the budget, waiving the requirement just minutes before a strong bipartisan majority passed a $15 billion job-creation bill in the Senate on Wednesday.

Now that's just down right entertaining.

Title: Re: PAYGO? Oh, we weren't serious about that.
Post by: Nitrogen on February 24, 2010, 04:30:11 PM

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Title: Re: PAYGO? Oh, we weren't serious about that.
Post by: Sergeant Bob on February 24, 2010, 11:02:03 PM

Whoa! Didn't see that coming!