House GOP Gives Paris Hilton $91M @ 2AM!

[Robbien]

So the Republicans in the U.S. House stayed up until almost 2am tonight to give Paris Hilton some extra money (there's something funny about millions of dollars being showered on Paris Hilton in the dead of night, but I'll leave that joke for someone else to finish).

How much extra money? Try a cool $91,089,200.

CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 28, 2006
109TH CONGRESS - SECOND SESSION
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html

1:41 A.M. -

H.R. 5970: to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 180, 1 Present (Roll no. 425).

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/29/5511/59225

[saigon68]

1. She needs a shot of Penicillin

To cure her case of the Clap

[MercutioATC]

2. For that kind of coin, we taxpayers deserve a video.

...and none of that night-vision stuff this time.

:evilgrin:

[ShockediSay]

3. & I read they passed a law in LasV against feeding the homeless

in the park

Boy has this nation lost its way!

This was supposed to be the party of moral values

Go figure

[Dogmudgeon]

4. What's that in Bill Gates dollars?

$91 million? Bah! That's chump change!

No wonder Paris is "hot". While most people lead lives of toil and ennui, and while far too many have been broken on the wheel of rich peoples' cravings, she gets to command that wheel.

Mr. Gates, at least, is giving some of his money away. A "penny" at a time.

But Capitalism must triumph. That's why the deed was done on Saturday morning at 2 AM. Any other way would subvert the Work Ethic, don't you know.

Let it roll ...

--p!

[sam sarrha]

6. with the Tax cuts Gates pays the same taxes as someone making $87,000

a year

[Dogmudgeon]

8. That's amazing -- so do I!

And when you consider that I've been unemployed for some time, that's even more amazing.

America! What a country!

--p!

[Lasher]

5. My Democratic Congressman voted for this shameful legislation

I just sent an email to my Congressman, Nick Rahall, who voted for this crap.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll425.xml

He also voted against overriding Junior's veto of stem cell research. I told him I was highly disappointed and asked him to justify his position. My guess is, he's playing both ends against the middle to ensure re-election in November. With votes like these, the only good he's doing is providing one Democratic seat toward a possible majority in the House this fall.

Edit for spelling

[Cobalt Violet]

7. They can never give the poor $.05 without giving the rich millions.

Never.

[midnight]

9. When democrates vote for this they are

carring out the will of those who need the tax benefit the very least.

[sandnsea]

11. Only 2 did

So not much to blame on Democrats this time.

[Mika]

10. Think of all of the jobs Ms Hilton will create.

:o

[michreject]

12. She will create jobs

The cameraman, best boy. gaffer, fluffer and director.}(