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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts) Mon Nov 2, 2015, 02:00 PM Nov 2015

I only just heard about the deal in the last week, did it really already pass votes in the House and Senate and get signed? That's incredibly fast movement for a Congress that generally doesn't want to do squat if so.

(I guess it did. From various sites...)

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/258836-obama-signs-budget-deal

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/budget/news/2015/11/02/124733/congress-passed-a-budget-deal-now-what/

So I guess Ryan gets his 'clean slate', the military gets more money, and Republicans get one more win.

Hoo fricking ray.

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I just heard that Obama just signed the budget deal that runs through 2017. [View all] Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 OP

Republicans don't seem to think it's such a great win sharp_stick Nov 2015 #1

Bernie supports it; Cruz calls it a complete and utter surrender BeyondGeography Nov 2015 #3

Hmm. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #4

Here is Sanders' statement BeyondGeography Nov 2015 #6

So if BS had been against, you would too? Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #11

Lord help us if we're ever on Cruz Control... tavernier Nov 2015 #7

"skewing toward more spending cuts" madfloridian Nov 2015 #5

Yeah, I was just reading the politico link another commenter supplied above. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #8

Yep. The politicians get to claim a bipartisan win and we get screwed again. liberal_at_heart Nov 2015 #9

And all that looting from SS and Medicare .. ananda Nov 2015 #12