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House And Senate Leaders Reach Spending
Deal; Johnson Touts ‘Concessions’

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Posted By: Imright, 1/7/2024 8:26:57 PM

Leaders in Congress announced on Sunday a spending deal that could help avert the start of another government shutdown in less than two weeks. In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed a fiscal 2024 agreement of $886 billion for defense and $704 billion for nondefense. The “topline” $1.59 trillion figure matches the “statutory levels” agreed upon in last year’s debt ceiling bill called the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), he added.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: NotaBene 1/7/2024 8:59:08 PM (No. 1631589)
Democrats like this deal.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: pros7767 1/7/2024 9:08:26 PM (No. 1631591)
SHUT THE DAMNED GOVERMENT DOWN! THEY ARE WORTHLESS...ON BOTH SIDES!!!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: jayjeti 1/7/2024 9:17:10 PM (No. 1631593)
The Democrats will try to spend more and accuse Johnson of shutting the government down if he doesn't agree, and MSM will run with the Republicans shutting the government down. That's what they are good for.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: john56 1/7/2024 9:26:49 PM (No. 1631597)
Unless the appropriating bills are passed as was supposed to happen, this is a worthless "agreement." But then again, I'd have to look out the window at high noon on a sunny day before I agreed with Chuckie Schumer and Turtle McConnell that the sun was shining.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 1/7/2024 10:42:21 PM (No. 1631621)
There will be peace in our time!
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Son of Grady 1/7/2024 10:59:04 PM (No. 1631626)
Is our Government worth 1.5 trillion dollars to continue operating? NO, in fact they are worthless thieves.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: cor-vet 1/7/2024 11:55:15 PM (No. 1631636)
Johnson appears to be McCarhy 'lite' or McCarthy 2.0 The swamp wins again!
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Trigger2 1/8/2024 2:21:35 AM (No. 1631660)
The usual smoke and mirrors. Again.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: danu 1/8/2024 3:42:24 AM (No. 1631665)
more dark of night wheeling and dealing, from a man installed in dark of night w/o closing the border ---like ...yesterday... stop the stupid,
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Reply 10 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 1/8/2024 6:39:03 AM (No. 1631688)
Johnson Touts ‘Concessions’ Ours or theirs?
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Yuban 1/8/2024 8:06:50 AM (No. 1631720)
As if either side will live up to any agreement they make. They are all a bunch of worthless egomaniacs.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Samsquanch 1/8/2024 8:15:46 AM (No. 1631733)
The uniparty is alive and well.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: jdano 1/8/2024 10:04:27 AM (No. 1631820)
Y'know, now I understand why people move off the grid.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Strike3 1/8/2024 10:05:14 AM (No. 1631822)
Defense from what, a flying saucer invasion? An open border can be operated for free and our military is now worth the price of a Big Mac, which is significant but nowhere near that number. Where are the J6 tapes and the Epstein videos, Johnson? Shut Washington down if you want a safer country. Stop telling us about your faith in God if you won't follow his teaching, "God helps those who help themselves."
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Hermit_Crab 1/8/2024 10:18:17 AM (No. 1631844)
The concession? The Democrats wanted 1.59 trillion dollars and one cent. The Republicans gathered their power and got rid of that one cent.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Kate318 1/8/2024 10:36:50 AM (No. 1631860)
Amen, #13.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: DVC 1/8/2024 12:16:11 PM (No. 1631935)
Spending "less" always means actually "less than we planned on" not "less than last year". NEVER, EVER less than last year.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: anniebc 1/8/2024 7:02:00 PM (No. 1632165)
There's nothing worse than a fake Christian. Except maybe a spineless Christian.
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