Blackburn drops hold on funding bill after HHS disputes crack pipe claims

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Source: the hill.


By Jordain Carney - 02/15/22 06:30 PM EST


Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday dropped her vow to slow-walk a short-term government funding bill after she got reassurances from the Biden administration that federal funds wouldn't go toward the purchase of crack pipes as part of a harm reduction program.

"Senator Blackburn lifted her hold after she received an answer in writing from the HHS Secretary committing that no taxpayer funding will be used to fund crack pipes," a spokesperson for the GOP senator said.

Blackburn announced last week that she was placing a hold on the continuing resolution that would fund the government until March 11 amid reports in conservative media that funding from a harm reduction grant program run by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could be used to provide safe smoke kits, which the initial reports said could include crack pipes.

The Biden administration has dismissed the report as incorrect, saying it was never on the table. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra also said the grants would not be used for pipes, but Blackburn indicated earlier Tuesday that she was still waiting for a response from HHS and that she had not dropped her hold. ..........................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/594432-blackburn-drops-hold-on-funding-bill-clearing-key-hurdle

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Blackburn should be ashamed of herself but I know she is not.

Dems have to start correcting these false stories SOONER and more forcefully. damn.








Another day. Another #PsakiBomb.

But really..that she had to say this speaks volumes about the disinformation that some GOP spew.
'We are not providing funding for crack pipes.'

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A story about Biden spending millions of taxpayer dollars on CRACK PIPES quickly metastasized from fringe right-wing media to elected Republicans and Fox News, where became one of its biggest stories of the week.

There’s just one problem — it was wrong.

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. So Blackburn couldn't pick up the damn phone and immediately find out if the crack pipe

story was true or not? I can't believe that she actually fell for the story that faux/fake news pushed.

[True Blue American]

2. She knew it was not true.

Gave her a few minutes of face time. She even changed her hair do, Streaks and curls.

[sanatanadharma]

3. I can't even get a vaporizer delivered in the States

Recent laws ban FedEx, UPS, DHL, and the postal service from delivering to me, the dry herb (cannabis) vaporizer I order online; and I am in a legal state.
The gop's state of mind(lessness) shows in their thinking that the government is going to subsidize crack pipes when laws are cracking down on a better choice than smoking. I am not a gunner that I would fire-up a joint.

"They left the bar, came back and fired into the joint" is a not-uncommon news story.

[Emile]

4. Once again a Republican proves that our government doesn't work.

People need to stop voting for them!

[OldBaldy1701E]

5. Oh good grief.

That airheaded, psycho lawn ornament is still trying desperately to get some attention? Just stay in Brentwood you idiot. They love gaudy, brain dead people with money down there.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. Now she'll campaign on stopping Biden from what he isn't doing

"I'm not paying taxes until George Soros stops funding Communists"
"George Soros doesn't fund Communists"
"You're welcome America"

[lagomorph777]

7. WTF is Blackburn smoking?