Thursday, November 6. 2003
A Small Group Of legistators Have Pulled A Coup!
Our elected representatives in both the House and Senate passed an $87B spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan that included $20B is aid to Iraq, but half of that was in the form of repayable loans.
Usually, when the 2 versions of a bill agree on a certain point, there's no need for the conferees to do anything.
But the Republican leadership appointed specific legislators to the conference committee - people who had already expressed support for the White House's assertion that the $20B needed to be in grants only.
So what did they do?
They overrode the will of the legally elected representatives, and took out the loan provision .
Have I told you lately how much I dislike the people currently running our government?
Usually, when the 2 versions of a bill agree on a certain point, there's no need for the conferees to do anything.
But the Republican leadership appointed specific legislators to the conference committee - people who had already expressed support for the White House's assertion that the $20B needed to be in grants only.
So what did they do?
They overrode the will of the legally elected representatives, and took out the loan provision .
Have I told you lately how much I dislike the people currently running our government?
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