Social Security is entering into the discussions. The last amendment states the monies paid into Social Security by the Undocumented will be paid into the general fund. There is a significant amount of monies in the Social Security Insurance Fund paid by Undocumented Workers. This is nothing more than plunder of the Social Security Fund.
Many of the amendments passing into the Budget has the words attached to them as "Deficit Neutral." There is an article that does not recommend Deficit Neutral verbiage in any bill. (click here)
Senator Johnson's amendment stated the federal government would not bailout any city or state pensions where their is a deficit. Senator Sanders asked Johnson to join with him in adding an amendment stating the federal government would no bailout banks or any other Wall Street crooks and bad managers. I would think with bad managers would be the petroleum industry. Senator Johnson said he didn't know if he could back those words, his amendment was to prohibit any bailout of cities and states pensions.
Senator Sessions is a piece of work. Senator Wyden wanted to maintain long term Medicaid's integrity. Sessions objection is that this is about the poor and not the elderly. Sessions stated the wording of the amendment lacks. What bothers me is that Sessions discriminates between the elderly and poor.
...In fact, (click here) Sessions isn't just against illegal immigration. He's against more legal immigration, too - even immigration supported by those he'd otherwise call "job creators."
Want to build an oil pipeline across the border? He's for it. Want to bring highly skilled foreigners to Silicon Valley? Why do we have borders at all?...
I don't know if Sessions hates anyone other white men or simply anyone outside his family. That may be the same thing.
Sessions has asked for a report of the USA's history with climate change. He thinks the droughts and storms may align with the country's history at some point, hence there is no problem with funding emergency monies. What Senator Sessions has to fund is the fact the history of the USA also includes a far small population. Therefore, his question about prior storms or droughts is MUTE. The storms and droughts today are effecting vastly more people and the sixth largest economy in the world, namely California. Senator Sessions attempts to dismiss the current climate crisis by the history of the USA is hideous and ridiculous. TODAY MATTERS.
Senator Toomey seems to think voters can discern their choice during any election regardless of the dollars spent on advertising. That was in response to Senator Sanders who asked an end to Citizen's United. Given the passionate statement by Senator Toomey I would expect any of his donations for election to be passed on to charity other than his own.
This is the front page to the US Senate Budget Committee (click here)
I had to do a double take because I thought I was Enzi's Senator page. I have never witnessed such a divisive page to a Congressional committee before. The members are listed as either Democrat or Republican on separate e-pages. The worst it usually gets is a column on the same page with Democrats in one column and Republicans in another column, but this takes it to a new low.
This year the Senator Budget Committee is first their party and secondly a functional person that cares about Americans.
Sessions is all about ending any government emergency spending in the US Budget. Amazing. Those seeking these funds are radicals for believing there is such a thing as the climate crisis. Sessions needs to retire. He isn't even up to date with scientific information by the USA's own scientists.
According to Senator Sanders, the Graham Amendment will provide for another unfunded war. Senator Sanders states the past two Bush cost $3 to $4 TRILLION and it was added directly to the national debt. The Graham Amendment would cost $38 million without even beginning another war.
Senator Wyden - sixty percent of all long term care patients in facilities receive Medicaid. He states the reduction in CHIP will result in danger to that population of senior citizens (elderly). Senator Wyden states with the cuts in the budget he does not know any other way to fund long term Medicaid.
The amendment process is completely coming down on a partisan basis.
Senator Crappo is interested in defunding DOJ to pursue gun fraud purchases. It passed. 13-9.
Cutting Fema monies by Senator Whitehouse. Sessions is stating all storms of any kind including tornadoes are down and there is no significant drought in the country. Someone want to tell California that? It was passed. Anything hostile to the well being of Americans will pass, but, where a single American is served by their federal government is cut in the budget.
Senator Ayotte asked for a fund for heroine addiction. It passed. Republicans have to have at least one item in the budget to make them look good. The Democrats were already on board.
They are playing with Medicare.
Senator Sanders - There is an $600 million on defense but the DOD has yet to submit an audit. $2.3 trillion was never accounted for under Rumsfield. This amendment is to realize the fraud and the necessity to contractor overruns. Fraud and misconduct has existed in the past ten years with the defense budget. Passes.
Senator Enzi states there is an ongoing audit currently. There are many Republicans signing on to the Sander's Amendment and it passed.
Senator Murray wants clean up of nuclear problems in the USA. The funding is going to be cut at nine of the sixteen sites in this budget. Nuclear waste clean up sites are important and should not have funding cuts. Passes on voice vote.
Sequester across the board cuts are bad policy and they have to be fixed. Bipartisan Budget Act is being offered by her this year. She stated this budget can be updated with current budget caps and revenue projects. The revenues are high enough to fund the higher budget caps this year. She believes another crisis has to be averted and the cuts due to Sequester has to end. Senator Murray states the new caps are all paid for in revenue. Her amendment replaces Sequestration. Enzi is resistant to the amendment insisting there are needed taxes to meet her plan. Graham states it all sounds good but is skeptical.
Senator Stabenow states there is no petroleum liability fund for TAR SANDS OIL. The spill in Michigan is stated to be tar sands oil. She wants an amendment that will bring a tax on tar sands oil that will provide a deficit neutral fund. It would eliminate the tax right offs to the industry. Senator Murray and Baldwin wants to be added in support of the amendment.
Senator Baldwin for NIH passes with voice vote. She also wants to create a fund for work force training and research and development. Her amendment wants to create a fund for this purpose through established practices already at work in the country. Passes on a voice vote.
That is the basic understanding in what is occurring with the budget.
Many of the amendments passing into the Budget has the words attached to them as "Deficit Neutral." There is an article that does not recommend Deficit Neutral verbiage in any bill. (click here)
Senator Johnson's amendment stated the federal government would not bailout any city or state pensions where their is a deficit. Senator Sanders asked Johnson to join with him in adding an amendment stating the federal government would no bailout banks or any other Wall Street crooks and bad managers. I would think with bad managers would be the petroleum industry. Senator Johnson said he didn't know if he could back those words, his amendment was to prohibit any bailout of cities and states pensions.
Senator Sessions is a piece of work. Senator Wyden wanted to maintain long term Medicaid's integrity. Sessions objection is that this is about the poor and not the elderly. Sessions stated the wording of the amendment lacks. What bothers me is that Sessions discriminates between the elderly and poor.
...In fact, (click here) Sessions isn't just against illegal immigration. He's against more legal immigration, too - even immigration supported by those he'd otherwise call "job creators."
Want to build an oil pipeline across the border? He's for it. Want to bring highly skilled foreigners to Silicon Valley? Why do we have borders at all?...
I don't know if Sessions hates anyone other white men or simply anyone outside his family. That may be the same thing.
Sessions has asked for a report of the USA's history with climate change. He thinks the droughts and storms may align with the country's history at some point, hence there is no problem with funding emergency monies. What Senator Sessions has to fund is the fact the history of the USA also includes a far small population. Therefore, his question about prior storms or droughts is MUTE. The storms and droughts today are effecting vastly more people and the sixth largest economy in the world, namely California. Senator Sessions attempts to dismiss the current climate crisis by the history of the USA is hideous and ridiculous. TODAY MATTERS.
Senator Toomey seems to think voters can discern their choice during any election regardless of the dollars spent on advertising. That was in response to Senator Sanders who asked an end to Citizen's United. Given the passionate statement by Senator Toomey I would expect any of his donations for election to be passed on to charity other than his own.
I had to do a double take because I thought I was Enzi's Senator page. I have never witnessed such a divisive page to a Congressional committee before. The members are listed as either Democrat or Republican on separate e-pages. The worst it usually gets is a column on the same page with Democrats in one column and Republicans in another column, but this takes it to a new low.
This year the Senator Budget Committee is first their party and secondly a functional person that cares about Americans.
Sessions is all about ending any government emergency spending in the US Budget. Amazing. Those seeking these funds are radicals for believing there is such a thing as the climate crisis. Sessions needs to retire. He isn't even up to date with scientific information by the USA's own scientists.
According to Senator Sanders, the Graham Amendment will provide for another unfunded war. Senator Sanders states the past two Bush cost $3 to $4 TRILLION and it was added directly to the national debt. The Graham Amendment would cost $38 million without even beginning another war.
Senator Wyden - sixty percent of all long term care patients in facilities receive Medicaid. He states the reduction in CHIP will result in danger to that population of senior citizens (elderly). Senator Wyden states with the cuts in the budget he does not know any other way to fund long term Medicaid.
The amendment process is completely coming down on a partisan basis.
Senator Crappo is interested in defunding DOJ to pursue gun fraud purchases. It passed. 13-9.
Cutting Fema monies by Senator Whitehouse. Sessions is stating all storms of any kind including tornadoes are down and there is no significant drought in the country. Someone want to tell California that? It was passed. Anything hostile to the well being of Americans will pass, but, where a single American is served by their federal government is cut in the budget.
Senator Ayotte asked for a fund for heroine addiction. It passed. Republicans have to have at least one item in the budget to make them look good. The Democrats were already on board.
They are playing with Medicare.
Senator Sanders - There is an $600 million on defense but the DOD has yet to submit an audit. $2.3 trillion was never accounted for under Rumsfield. This amendment is to realize the fraud and the necessity to contractor overruns. Fraud and misconduct has existed in the past ten years with the defense budget. Passes.
Senator Enzi states there is an ongoing audit currently. There are many Republicans signing on to the Sander's Amendment and it passed.
Senator Murray wants clean up of nuclear problems in the USA. The funding is going to be cut at nine of the sixteen sites in this budget. Nuclear waste clean up sites are important and should not have funding cuts. Passes on voice vote.
Sequester across the board cuts are bad policy and they have to be fixed. Bipartisan Budget Act is being offered by her this year. She stated this budget can be updated with current budget caps and revenue projects. The revenues are high enough to fund the higher budget caps this year. She believes another crisis has to be averted and the cuts due to Sequester has to end. Senator Murray states the new caps are all paid for in revenue. Her amendment replaces Sequestration. Enzi is resistant to the amendment insisting there are needed taxes to meet her plan. Graham states it all sounds good but is skeptical.
Senator Stabenow states there is no petroleum liability fund for TAR SANDS OIL. The spill in Michigan is stated to be tar sands oil. She wants an amendment that will bring a tax on tar sands oil that will provide a deficit neutral fund. It would eliminate the tax right offs to the industry. Senator Murray and Baldwin wants to be added in support of the amendment.
Senator Baldwin for NIH passes with voice vote. She also wants to create a fund for work force training and research and development. Her amendment wants to create a fund for this purpose through established practices already at work in the country. Passes on a voice vote.
That is the basic understanding in what is occurring with the budget.
