Senate Republicans Thursday blocked debate on yet another portion of President Obama’s jobs bill — one that would have provided $60 billion for funding transportation projects, and seeded a new infrastructure bank.
The vote was 51 - 49 with only 2 members of the Dem caucus — Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) — joining the GOP.
Naah, infrastructure might be used to justify the government existing. We can't have that. Not like we have a serious problem with infrastructure in this country or anything. With tax cuts we can build bridges and roads out of Laffer Curves. But Republicans do stand for something, you know.
Republicans countered with a bill that would provide highway funding, but cut $40 billion in discretionary funds for federal programs, and that included legislation called the REINS act, which would give Congress an effective veto over executive branch regulations like worker and environmental protections.
"Sure thing Mr. Obama, you can have your bridges as soon as you sign away all your executive power to Congress." Seems like a great plan, sponsored of course by my own Senator Rand Paul and in the House by my own Representative, Geoff Davis. Gosh, I do love Kentucky Republicans holding bridges in their own state hostage just as long as the President abdicates the power to do anything so that Republicans can filibuster it until the end of time.
Your hopelessly shattered federal government, destroyed by Republican fanatics, is a feature, not a bug.
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