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Initial funding for border wall in trouble
« on: April 12, 2017, 10:40:17 am »
April 10, 2017
Initial funding for border wall in trouble
By Rick Moran

The Trump administration's budget request for $1 billion to build the wall along our southern border appears to be a dead issue in the House, as a resolution to continue funding the government past April 27 will almost certainly not include the funds.

With solid opposition by Democrats and some Republicans wavering in their support, Speaker Ryan – who has promised there will be no government shutdown – says funding for the wall will have to wait until later.

The Hill:

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Re: Initial funding for border wall in trouble
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2017, 10:41:45 am »
So far Paul Ryan has been more ineffective than even Tammy Fay Boehner. :thud:

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Re: Initial funding for border wall in trouble
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2017, 10:50:28 am »
I thought that Mexico was going to pay for the wall..
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Re: Initial funding for border wall in trouble
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2017, 11:10:49 am »
So far Paul Ryan has been more ineffective than even Tammy Fay Boehner. :thud:

You are exactly right.  First Bammycare and now the wall.  He needs to go sooner rather than later before he costs us the majority in the House.
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Re: Initial funding for border wall in trouble
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2017, 01:09:49 pm »
So far Paul Ryan has been more ineffective than even Tammy Fay Boehner. :thud:

Hard to imagine, but I think you're right.

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Re: Initial funding for border wall in trouble
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2017, 01:20:26 pm »
We need someone like Mark Meadows or Jim Jordan as Speaker.  Amash gets it right:

"We need either a change in direction from this speaker, or we need a new speaker," Amash said while answering a question about the perpetual gridlock in Washington."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/10/politics/justin-amash-paul-ryan-speaker/
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