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    Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson 29 Jul 2014

    Some Republicans predict that if the govt. ramps up infrastructure to handle the influx, it will not draw it back down when the crisis ends.

    6:33 PM - 29 Jul 2014
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      1. AM 920 The Answer‏ @RadioAnswer 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson With good reason. Very few government programs ever scale down.

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      1. Michael Ledeen‏ @michaelledeen 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson what a shocking thought! How's the Bureau of Indian Affairs doing, by the way?

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      1. The Monster  ❌ 𝕯𝖆𝖘 𝕸𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖒‏ @SumErgoMonstro 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson When has govt. ever drawn infrastructure back down after a crisis? They always find new "crises" to continue justifying…

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      1. Steve Austin‏ @suscepit 30 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson The regime in D.C. hates the very idea of building infrastructure. Heave you SEEN all those builders? They're #WhiteFat&Old

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      1. Cocaine Graham‏ @KiloMick 30 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson Imagine that. It's as if Govt. refuses to shrink. REVELATION!! ;)

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      1. Matt Henderson‏ @JaxsonvilleMatt 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson And what will trigger the end to the crisis? surely not improved infrastructure.

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      1. Matthew Battle‏ @librab103 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson Bingo!

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      1. kenneth ornelas‏ @KennethOrnelas 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson please show me one example when Govment gets power they relinquish when urgency has passed

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      1. Mitch Spies‏ @mspies1974 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson What assurance do we have that the "crisis" will ever end?

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      1. Deb‏ @auntdeb59 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson Independents like me think so too.

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      1. inmerrillmccarty‏ @merrillgmccarty 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson Do you see the possibility?

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      1. First to Fire‏ @rabid_sanity 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson @Shutterbugfun They never have before. Why would they now?

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      1. Ed LaRose‏ @metaphorsbwithu 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson "A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth." - Pres. Ronald Reagan #CloseEnough

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      1. Danielle Kenyon‏ @drkenyon 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson With all the unused federal real estate, this is unconscionable.

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      1. BRIAN W‏ @SANOT85 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson I'm trying to figure out what kind of crisis this is. Identity? Humanitarian? Confidence? Conscience? All of the above?

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      1. Michael Chuplis‏ @hisnail 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson In 58 years I can't remember the govt downsizing any program/agency...except the military...

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      1. Vinny‏ @vinnyc101 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson Never does.

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      1. Tha_Raptor‏ @Tha_Raptor 29 Jul 2014
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        @SharylAttkisson bc that is exactly what this administration will do. Whens the last time congress reduced laws or regulations:answer NEVER

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