CSPAN: House Tax Cuts debate

[LSK]

On now.

:popcorn:

[LSK]

1. nobody is watching??

:shrug:

[partylessinOhio]

2. Yes and the Senate is discussing cutting medical benefits on CSpan2.

Who is standing for the middle class and the poor and the elderly and the homeless and the disabled and the veterans and the troops who beg for food in Iraq? Who?

I am very disturbed about what I have heard today on both CSpan and CSpan2.

Senator Kerry gave a wonderful speech during the 4 o'clock hour. How many were listening?

It is so sad, so disgusting that I cannot even type in some of the BS I have heard today.

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[partylessinOhio]

5. How can the Republicans argue that we can afford tax breaks but

cannot afford to give medical benefits such as mammograms and cancer testing

and do it in the same breath with a straight face?

:banghead:

Bill Thomas sucks!

[LSK]

3. Republicans are saying the tax breaks are needed for jobs

Do they remember the Clinton era??? How the FUCK do they get away with that lie?!?!?!

:grr:

[Coexist]

4. Big Lie theory is the only explanation.

[partylessinOhio]

8. They have sold out America

while filling their own pockets

making deals with corporations.

If this was a play on Broadway, people would get up and walk out!

:banghead:

[Robbien]

6. The Dems are handing the November election to the GOP

and screwing us in the process.

The GOP writes this bill behind closed doors telling the Dems they cannot participate, and still enough Dems will vote yes for its passage.

We neeeeeeed a third party!

[LSK]

7. they didnt even vote on it yet

Why the fuck would they debate after a vote?? :wtf:

[Robbien]

11. I know, but the newspapers are reporting the GOP says the bill will pass

The GOP doesn't give that story to the press unless they have the votes.

[LSK]

12. the GOP has the votes without any Dems help

The GOP has majority remember???

[Robbien]

15. But there are those six or seven Dems who always vote w/GOP

in the house. So nice of them to give cover to the GOP.

[partylessinOhio]

16. The Democrats should vote NO! Let the GOP carry it themselves.

The Dems should send a strong message that we are not going to vote for anything that hurts the ordinary American.


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Here is Reynolds speaking about B U S I N E S S!

What about the worker, what do they get from these bums!

[partylessinOhio]

10. We need to throw out all Dems that vote Repug!

They do not deserve to stay there and make friends with Repugs and make fools of the voters!

[me b zola]

9. I've been watching on & off all day

A lot of revisionist history by the rethugs. Earlier they went all the way back to Reagan--still trying to sell the lie that he was good for the country. Dem's have been debating well.

I think that the R's are seriously misreading the mood of the country. When someone who makes $45,000/year gets less than $100 of a tax break, there will be even more voter anger directed towards the republicans.

[partylessinOhio]

13. The problem is that not enough of the country is watching.

They won't know what happened until months or years later when it hits them and they ask, "When did this happen, who did this?"

The answer always comes back, "Your congress did it!"

[LSK]

14. Emanuel up now

"This congress has financed 3 wars with 4 tax cuts."

I dont like what he did in the IL 6th, but hes sticking up for me now.

[LSK]

17. mainstreet businesses LOL

Like WALMART??????????????

Its not 1950 anymore you idiot!!!

[WCGreen]

18. The Dem's should just walk out.....

Show some fucking balls and say, okay you won't listen what over half of the country is clamoring for....

You take responsibility.....

[Sapphire Blue]

19. CALL 'TIL YOUR FINGERS HURT! NOW!!! PLEASE!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1149762

[Greeby]

20. Rangel just brought up a motion to recommit, voting now

:popcorn:

[LSK]

21. so this isnt the final vote but some procedural vote???

What does this mean?

[Greeby]

22. If it succeeds, it sends this god-awful tax cut back to committee

So hope for enough yays

[LSK]

23. looks like straight partyline so far

[LSK]

24. has any caller defended the tax cuts yet???

Even the Republican line is cricizing the tax cuts.

:shrug:

[partylessinOhio]

25. CSpan taking viewer calls now 1-202-585-3885

Democrat line

1-202-585-3887
Independent line

[LSK]

26. Republican line cant wait to vote against Santorum

:bounce:

[Greeby]

27. Feck, Motion to Recommit fails

Going to the main vote

[LSK]

28. 191 - 237

A few Dems crossed over?

[Robbien]

29. Thomas is saying 244 to 185, Fifteen Dems voted aye.

Barrow, Bean, Boren, Case, Cramer, Cuellar, Davis (TN), Ford, Gordon, Marshall, Matheson, McIntyre, Melancon, Peterson (MN), and Salazar

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll135.xml

Only two pubbies voted no.