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riversedge

(70,217 posts) Sun Dec 23, 2018, 06:40 PM Dec 2018

Sen Chris Murphy: Trump has only spent 6% of his 2017/2018 budgets for Border upgrades and now wants

Billions more. damn!

I hope the Dems do NOT give him one single Penny!

Chris Murphy
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There are a million reasons why $5B for a wall is a ludicrous demand to shut down the government over.

But here’s maybe the best one: the 2017/2018 budgets gave Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%.

How about spending the money you have first?

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Sen Chris Murphy: Trump has only spent 6% of his 2017/2018 budgets for Border upgrades and now wants (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2018 OP

Schumer said this to the Senate The other day too BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #1

We Dems have to realize Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #2

Now if only the "liberal" media would cover this. SaintLouisBlues Dec 2018 #3

It's all a performance.. Grasswire2 Dec 2018 #4

This is what Democrats should be screaming all over the place on every TV and radio show. allgood33 Dec 2018 #5

Republican House and Senate are complicit Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #6

BigmanPigman

(51,591 posts)

1. Schumer said this to the Senate The other day too

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 07:03 PM

Dec 2018

and Nancy said it last week. It is all a show for a base that represents 25% of the population.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. We Dems have to realize

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 07:21 PM

Dec 2018

this is a total Republican Budget. All Dem additions or changes were stripped out by Meadows,Brady,and the same happened on the Senate side.

So,let's let the Rethugs eat this whole pos.

SaintLouisBlues

(1,244 posts)

3. Now if only the "liberal" media would cover this.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 07:31 PM

Dec 2018

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)

4. It's all a performance..

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 07:50 PM

Dec 2018

...so he can look like he's fighting.

allgood33

(1,584 posts)

5. This is what Democrats should be screaming all over the place on every TV and radio show.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 08:39 PM

Dec 2018

And BTW, speaking of radio. This is where the progressives and liberals have missed the mark. More people in the red states listen to their radios than watch TV news. Had we put out many more challenges and rebukes of their 2016 message on radio maybe some things would be different now. Why don't the Dems buy challenging ads right behind Rush and Hannity programs?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,345 posts)

6. Republican House and Senate are complicit

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 10:41 PM

Dec 2018

There is zero oversight by the irresponsible and reckless Republican House and Senate because they are complicit in the looting and destruction.

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