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February 10, 2016
Wonderful post. This certainly puts that "disliked by his colleagues" meme to rest.
February 9, 2016
http://www.salon.com/2016/02/09/bernie_sanders_slams_overt_partisanship_of_gop_leaders_who_rejected_obamas_final_budget_before_it_was_even_released/
Bernie Sanders slams “overt partisanship” of GOP leaders who rejected Obama’s final budget before it
was even released.
For the first time in history, Congressional Republicans refuse to even hold a hearing on the President's budget
When President Obama released his administrations final budget request on Tuesday morning, it was an even more futile exercise than in years past. After outlining the policy priorities of his final year in office during last months State of the Union and releasing a series of previews of his proposals for the last couple of weeks, Congressional Republicans had already decided they didnt have to bother to do their job and review the budget before outright rejecting it.
In a break with a 41-year-old tradition dating back to the start of the modern budget process in 1975, the Republican chairmen of the House and Senate budget committees announced last week that they wouldnt bother to host the presidents budget director, Shaun Donovan, to present the presidents entire budget in a hearing before Congress.
Vermont Independent and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has ruffled some feathers on Capitol Hill with his denouncement of Hillary Clintons congressional support as the establishment, lead Senate Democrats in railing against the Republicans breach of decorum today after their counterparts in the House decried the GOPs move earlier this week.
The presidents budget is more than a political document; it is a compilation of the opinions of experts throughout the government, Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, wrote in a letter with his Democratic colleagues (and Angus King) to Sen. Enzi. Sanders and the Senate Democrats said they were disappointed and dismayed with the Republicans behavior.
In a break with a 41-year-old tradition dating back to the start of the modern budget process in 1975, the Republican chairmen of the House and Senate budget committees announced last week that they wouldnt bother to host the presidents budget director, Shaun Donovan, to present the presidents entire budget in a hearing before Congress.
Vermont Independent and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has ruffled some feathers on Capitol Hill with his denouncement of Hillary Clintons congressional support as the establishment, lead Senate Democrats in railing against the Republicans breach of decorum today after their counterparts in the House decried the GOPs move earlier this week.
The presidents budget is more than a political document; it is a compilation of the opinions of experts throughout the government, Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, wrote in a letter with his Democratic colleagues (and Angus King) to Sen. Enzi. Sanders and the Senate Democrats said they were disappointed and dismayed with the Republicans behavior.
http://www.salon.com/2016/02/09/bernie_sanders_slams_overt_partisanship_of_gop_leaders_who_rejected_obamas_final_budget_before_it_was_even_released/
February 3, 2016
Interesting.
February 3, 2016
That is indeed one hell of an amazing feat
It boggles my mind.Profile Information
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