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In reply to the discussion: Republicans muscle tax cut bill through House [View all]DCBob
(24,689 posts)9. This is not a tax cut bill.. its a pipeline bill.
I guarantee the GOPers want the pipeline more than the tax cut.
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Wait a minute..what ever happen to the line item veto that Bush used over 100 times
INdemo
Dec 2011
#19
Bush never had a line item veto - Clinton did, but it was called unconstitutional
karynnj
Dec 2011
#22
I'm not worried about pipelines or payroll tax deductions (smoke and mirrors)
lib2DaBone
Dec 2011
#7
I read the bill on Thomas and that language is not there - can you link to the text you claim?
24601
Dec 2011
#10
Then he'll just have to sign it with a footnote exclusion clause, like Bush did,
cyberpj
Dec 2011
#35
Actually a lot of Nebraska Republicans don't want the pipeline as presently routed .
libinnyandia
Dec 2011
#24
And every other Republicans wants it built ASAP regardless of what states it goes through.
DCBob
Dec 2011
#28
Republicans payroll tax cuts pd for by increasing Medicare costs to seniors by $38bn
CarmanK
Dec 2011
#20