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JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
5. Obama's "commitment" to senior?????
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:35 PM
Jan 2013

Asked by ABC’s George Stephanopolous whether Obama “will only sign a budget deal if it includes new revenues,” Plouffe agreed.

“Yes, it’s got to be balanced,” said Plouffe, who expects to leave his first-floor West Wing office soon. “We need spending cuts, entitlement reform and revenue. We have to have that.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-say-they-will-oblige-gop-calls-to-pass-budget-warn-it-will-include-taxes/2013/01/21/23e1d8a8-63af-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_story.html

So much for Obama's pretty words about Social Security and Medicare and disabled children in the Inauguration speech.

Plouffe is telling us what Obama really meant.

And it will be disastrous for many, many middle class American families.

they'll vote it down like the last one and continue to scream about how the dems dont have a budget leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #1
we should not play nice with repugs samsingh Jan 2013 #2
How will this play out since the Constitution requires revenue bills to originate in the House of 24601 Jan 2013 #3
I've wondered that too PSPS Jan 2013 #4
So if the House doesn't pass it's own budget and only sends the Senate bill to conference, they 24601 Jan 2013 #11
The House has passed their version of the budget. former9thward Jan 2013 #8
Obama's "commitment" to senior????? JDPriestly Jan 2013 #5
+1 "Balanced" my ass. forestpath Jan 2013 #6
Please, can't we wait to see what they propose before declaring it to be a crime against humanity? peacebird Jan 2013 #7
Didnt you get the memo? We are supposed to fire and brimstone anyone who even brings up cstanleytech Jan 2013 #9
Oh, sorry... Must've missed that one... peacebird Jan 2013 #10
I didn't give that interview. Plouffe did. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #12
Sure, when he actually does something wrong by all means but cstanleytech Jan 2013 #14
Did you read the article discussing Plouffe's interview? JDPriestly Jan 2013 #15
No. Because a lot of Americans who worked all their lives for low wages now face JDPriestly Jan 2013 #16
+100 Myrina Jan 2013 #17
That's awesome! It's about time the senate passed a budget! Pterodactyl Jan 2013 #13
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