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In reply to the discussion: Boehner: Don’t blame us [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)28. So Apparently Boner Has Forgotten the House is the Chamber With the Spending Authority
The Senate does not have the constitutional authority of the the purse strings. The House does. Who controls the House? Why that would be ineffective Boner and the rest of the Republicans.
The Senate already passed a budget bill they sent to the House for consideration - IN FEBRUARY. So Boner you're full of orange shit as usual.
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Far too fucking late. You got us to this mess. You are merely trying to weasel your way out.
Panasonic
Dec 2012
#2
Since the bill to prevent going over the cliff should originate in the House it is on Boehner's back
Thinkingabout
Dec 2012
#4
Oh, yes, the GOP had nothing to do with the current mess they orchestrated January 20th, 2009:
freshwest
Dec 2012
#14
In the 100s of times the federal government has had to do debt ceiling "stuff" ...
Botany
Dec 2012
#19
So Apparently Boner Has Forgotten the House is the Chamber With the Spending Authority
dballance
Dec 2012
#28
Then he better send a text and tell Lyndsey Graham to get on the same page...
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2012
#45
Gee, Boner, sorry you and yours are asshurt because the wealthy can't keep their precious tax cutz.
HughBeaumont
Dec 2012
#50
Well, it looks like Boehner is leaning toward not bringing the Senate Bill to a vote...
TomCADem
Jan 2013
#67