Gridlock in Washington

[Kung Wu]

285-144. Done deal.

Edit: @shox1989: all over it.

[kcshocker11]

Now Please no more drama in the future! That means all of us

[WuDrWu]

Now Please no more drama in the future! That means all of us

Oh please, talk about naive.......

Did they pass a bill that keeps the current sequestrations in place? Especially since the real cuts begin in January 14?

[jdmee]

Bill passes 285-144. Ds voted 198-0 for it, Rs voted 87-144 against it. For comparison purposes, the Senate passed it 81-19 with Senate Ds voting for it 54-0 and Senate Rs voting for it 27-19.

Glad to see how non-partisan the Ds have become. If the Rs could do that just look how much they could get done.

[SB Shock]

Interesting - maybe we are only a 1 party system

The legislation released by the Senate late Wednesday to reopen the government contains several surprises.

The bill includes extra funds to fix flooded roads in Colorado, a $3 million appropriation for a civil liberties oversight board and a one-time payment to the widow of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), who died over the summer.
It also includes an increase in authorization for spending on construction on the lower Ohio River in Illinois and Kentucky. The bill increases it to $2.918 billion.

The Senate Conservatives Fund quickly called that language the "Kentucky Kickback," and said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) secured that as the price of his support for the bill. Taxpayers for Common Sense says the bill would increase total authorized spending by $1.2 billion.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-actio...#ixzz2hzTG5aG1