Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Remember Obama's Filibuster-Proof Senate?
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Since 2009 since the Obama .
Stimulus AB 0 it present about let's keep in mind in 2009 the first couple upon serve his be been president he did not have a filibuster-proof Sun because Al Franken in the guy that he brand against %uh to Norm Coleman was his name as I recall.
Are Norm Coleman was contesting the election and so they couldn't.
Sware al franken an and so there wasn't a filibuster percent eventually al franken got sworn in and there was a.
Filibuster-proof senate and that lasted for 74 days Intel Massachusetts have a special election to replace teddy kennedy.
And Scott Brown won that election and then Obama lost his filibuster-proof senate so we had a filibuster percent for 74 days maybe seventy two days while the other.
During that time a lot got done I mean a lot got done in those seventy two days.
The biggest male tax the middle-class tax cut in america is Street chrysler is save GM was saved the loan was repaid we live from 800,000 monthly bill job losses the monthly job gains.
We increased spending on education we cut the costs a student loans.
We strengthen hate crime laws would pass the Affordable Care Act Obamacare.
I the the Children's Health Insurance Program chip has expanded the enforcement child labor laws has expanded Wall Street reform was passed out frank credit card reform was passed that was part of dodd-frank predatory lending to soldiers was restricted troops are paid for stop-loss time we stopped officially doing torture.
Be a spending was increased women are allowed to serve on subs equal pay for women with past as a law.
Nuclear arms reduction disposal BP agreed to a twenty billion dollar cleanup fund although they're fighting that now in court.
The EPA was strengthened the FDA powers are broadened.
The 9/11 responders health-care funding was passed over all these over Republican objections but since then Republicans have been fighting to prevent anything from happening anything since 2009 says 72 or 74 days.
That Obama had a.
Filibuster-proof senate for pool in 2011 a filibuster Obama's infrastructure bill in 2012 this.
Great piece on a Sat our future dot org.
By Dave Johnson Campaign for America's future the by bipartisan transportation housing does filibuster the Phantom filibuster blocking the path for the highway bill in 2012 student loan reforms filibuster teachers and first responders back to work act was filibustered.
Extended unemployment benefits was filibustered public such as safety employees.
Cooperation act which lets public safety officers police officers join unions.
It was filibustered the Buffett Rule which insures the millionaires pay the same tax rate.
As their secretaries was filibustered the.
The bill to repeal big oil tax subsidies was filibustered all of these things did incredible damage to our economy or at least prevented our economy for me put back together so when you hear republicans complain about the economy they are bragging they are bragging about their.
Accomplishments.
A six years obstruction six years minus seventy.
74 days and Topher that here are some other things that speaker bainer that the republicans in the house represents the control allows.
There you know they may end up controlling the Senate after this election if you everybody you know doesn't get out and vote.
They voted you know what over forty times repeal Obamacare they've the the table limited overtime pay with the so-called working families Flexibility Act.
They have passed legislation to make.
A welfare programs in preserving work requirements even if you're disabled.
Its approve the Keystone pipeline and other stuff passed the Senate but this is worse is the republican agenda more offshore drilling promoting more charter schools cutting federal programs and support for educational system.
The energy consumer relief act which blocks.
Regulation up oil companies rate that's really a consumer the stop government abuse act right.
To keep the IRS of your health care it just.
There the the they're so good at naming is the this goes on for like five pages I'm not gonna go through the whole thing but this is the kinda damage that is done to america when republicans have political power and you could look at the individual states.
Same deal.
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