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Poll_Blind

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16. Yup. nt

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #11)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 07:09 PM

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Lame-duck agenda: What should it be? IMO, strategically, the Veterans Jobs Bill should come 1st. [View all] ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 OP

Since Benghazi, I'd like to see some names on the record re Rand Paul/the NRA's ... patrice Nov 2012 #1

Me too... dtom67 Nov 2012 #4

Solidarity on that, dtom67! Please stay active & VOCAL for ALL ears, not just DU. patrice Nov 2012 #8

Along with the Jobs for Veterans bill should be a push to rebuild infrastructure. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #2

Not nearly enough. There are 12,258,000 unemployed among our neighbors, jtuck004 Nov 2012 #3

+1 NCTraveler Nov 2012 #10

"Strategy" means one step at a time. 1st you get the media to drive home ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 #14

Excuses don't create jobs and feed kids, either. That's like saying we could get to the moon jtuck004 Nov 2012 #17

I like this better than giving them preferential treatment in jobs already available... nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #5

+++1 patrice Nov 2012 #9

My guess is they want to make a deal on defense budget cuts Johonny Nov 2012 #6

"fiscal cliff" is a republican scare tactic that has been bought by dems nt msongs Nov 2012 #7

It doesn't matter what it should be, what it will be can be described with two words Fumesucker Nov 2012 #11

Yup. nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #16

I don't know that much will be done "lame duck" because the duck ain't lame BlueStreak Nov 2012 #12

Yes, the "Grand Bargain" is at the top of the agenda for January, after we go "over the cliff" ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 #15

I'm all for that, but I think most of their attention will be on putting the pieces BlueStreak Nov 2012 #19

The extension to unemployment benefits runs out at the end of the year. Recovered Repug Nov 2012 #13

IMO that has to be part of the "grand bargain" in January, ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 #18

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