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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:33 AM Mar 2012

Republican dysfunction Exhibit A: Highways

If President Barack Obama is looking for an example of House Republican dysfunction to use during this campaign season, he should look no further than the GOP’s efforts to pass a highway bill championed by Speaker John Boehner.

After considering several iterations of legislation aimed at rebuilding the nation’s crumbling infrastructure paid for by increased energy production, leadership privately concedes they’re at a standstill and don’t know what to do.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73527.html#ixzz1nwV6BCFB

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Republican dysfunction Exhibit A: Highways (Original Post) MindMover Mar 2012 OP
"...they’re at a standstill and don’t know what to do. " DCKit Mar 2012 #1
 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
1. "...they’re at a standstill and don’t know what to do. "
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 11:22 AM
Mar 2012

Sure they do, but they can't reveal the plan until after they take majorities in both the House and Senate.

Thankfully that's not going to happen.

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