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**in4wikiu** · 07-04-2011, 08:42 PM

What's particularly irksome is the fact that Congress balked on approving legislation that would ensure its own members don't get paid in the event of a government shutdown.

The Congressmen standing in the way of a stopgap measure are proving that they don't give a damn about the American people.

Just the Congressmen?

and women. Yes ... they are the one
s deadlocked. The President can only sign what's put before him.

And he can VETO what's put in front of him as well.

Obama threatens to veto GOP budget extension plan - Yahoo! Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans advanced a bill Thursday that would avoid a government shutdown for one more week, cut spending and fully fund the Pentagon, but the White House labeled the measure a distraction and said President Barack Obama would veto it.

07-04-2011, 08:42 PM	#15
in4wikiu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 286 Senior Member	What's particularly irksome is the fact that Congress balked on approving legislation that would ensure its own members don't get paid in the event of a government shutdown. The Congressmen standing in the way of a stopgap measure are proving that they don't give a damn about the American people. Just the Congressmen? and women. Yes ... they are the one s deadlocked. The President can only sign what's put before him. And he can VETO what's put in front of him as well. Obama threatens to veto GOP budget extension plan - Yahoo! Finance WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans advanced a bill Thursday that would avoid a government shutdown for one more week, cut spending and fully fund the Pentagon, but the White House labeled the measure a distraction and said President Barack Obama would veto it.
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