Reid: GOP spending bill among ‘worst pieces’ of legislation in history

[babylonsister]

Reid: GOP spending bill among ‘worst pieces’ of legislation in history
By Josiah Ryan - 03/04/11 01:21 PM ET


Reid said the bill cutting $61 billion in spending this year is one of the worst ever drafted.

The House GOP proposal to cut $61 billion from federal spending will go down as one of the worst pieces of legislation in the history of Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Friday.

“This will go down in history as probably one of the worst pieces of legislation that we've drafted in the history of this Congress." Reid said in a floor speech.

He criticized the size of the cuts, as well as some of the policy language attached to the bill.

“It's a very, very, difficult, bad piece of legislation,” said Reid.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/147535-reid-gop-spending-bill-among-worst-pieces-of-legislation-in-history-

[craigmatic]

1. The sad thing about this proposal is that they'll pass it in some form instead of using it as a

talking point in the ad wars against the repigs. The headlines write themselves- REPUBLICANS WANT TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY, REPUBLICANS WANT TO DEFUND EDUCATION, REPUBLICANS WANT TO CUT MEDICARE. Yet dems are actually pondering working with this mound of shit republicans gave them. I bet once the cuts take hold they'll blame the cuts on democrats.

[bigwillq]

2. Then all DEMS will vote NO, right?

:shrug:

And, if it does pass, our DEM pres will veto, right?

:shrug:

[Hosnon]

3. That's not really saying much. "This Congress" is only a few months old. nt.

[old mark]

4. K&R-Yes-this congress is just getting started....as are all the new GOP governors and

state legislators...

mark