The fact that House Leadership tried to sneak a $19.2 billion supplemental spending bill onto the Floor for a vote last week with only three members being present to debate is an outrage.
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How we do things maters. How we do things can be just as important as what we do. The American people deserve truth and transparency when bills are passed in the House of Representatives.
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First, there is no fiscal offset for the spending, so it adds to the debt. Second, it does not include President Trump’s supplemental request for border funding. Finally, less than thirty percent of the funding would be spent on disaster relief this year.
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This bill throws money at a problem without any sense of responsibility. We cannot continue to add to the debt and dim the future of our children and grandchildren.
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President Ronald Reagan was right when he said, “Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.” For these reasons voting no was the only responsible choice.
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Truth and transparency? Never in trumpetland
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The American people also deserve to know that
@senatemajldr#MitchTheBitch, won't bring ANY of the 100 bills passed by House up for debate or vote. Mitch has done more to destroy bipartisanship & rule of law than#LyinDonny.pic.twitter.com/pt9iNhovyd
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I've never seen so many white people on one page. Shame!!!
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