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"The other side is arguing that without foreign aid, we will have war. I'm arguing that with foreign aid we will have war."
Originally posted by filosophia
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"The other side is arguing that without foreign aid, we will have war. I'm arguing that with foreign aid we will have war."
Rand Paul has got the senate to vote on ending foreign aid. The vote will take place at midnight. Strange time of course, but hey that's why they're our leaders (sarcasm), staying up till midnight to vote for those crucial issues. They'll probably not only continue the aid but add some extra on just to teach us libertarians a thing or two. Oh well, at least we can't just blame it all on Obama.
Over in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., delayed that chamber's getaway to force a procedural vote on legislation by endangered Democrat Jon Tester of Montana to boost access to public lands for hunting and fishing. Republicans protested that the move was nakedly political and had tried to block it.
The spitting match ensured a post-midnight Senate session before a final vote on the only must-do item on the agenda – a six-month spending measure to keep the government running after the current budget year ends on Sept. 30.
Reid also relented to a monthslong demand by tea party Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for a vote on suspending foreign aid to the governments of Libya, Egypt and Pakistan. The measure faced sure defeat. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., however, was poised to win sweeping approval of a nonbinding resolution supporting action to make sure Iran doesn't develop a nuclear weapon.