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Originally Posted by blueash
Bucco continues to insist that there is no budget for the Obama years. The Federal Budget is defined as the President's proposal submitted to Congress for its consideration as an outline of his spending priorities for the next fiscal year. Congress then funds the government through various means including appropriations, continuing resolutions ...
From Wikipedia:
The Budget of the United States Government is the President's proposal to the U.S. Congress which recommends funding levels for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1. Congressional decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the federal budget process. Budget committees set spending limits for the House and Senate committees and for Appropriations subcommittees, which then approve individual appropriations bills to allocate funding to various federal programs.
After Congress approves an appropriations bill, it is sent to the President, who may sign it into law, or may veto it. A vetoed bill is sent back to Congress, which can pass it into law with a two-thirds majority in each chamber. Congress may also combine all or some appropriations bills into an omnibus reconciliation bill. In addition, the president may request and the Congress may pass supplemental appropriations bills or emergency supplemental appropriations bills.
Every year Obama has submitted a budget as I documented. You may argue about his leadership ability but your recurring statement that there has been no budget is wrong. Which party is resposible for the lack of compromise in Washington? Which party had its top leadership declare that its main job was to do everything it could to make this a one term President (perhaps including keeping the economy as depressed as possible)
Here is Cantor on his willingness to compromise:
"House Republican leaders said Sunday his (Obama's) budget is DEAD ON ARRIVAL" (my caps)
Are you aware of the book by Grunwald detailing the GOP plan for "cooperation" with Obama which was launched even before he was in office? Read this carefully and then lecture me about the "failure" of Obama to reach across the aisle..
Grunwald has Joe Biden on the record making a striking charge. Biden says that during the transition, a number of Republican Senators privately confided to him that Mitch McConnell had given them the directive that there was to be no cooperation with the new administration — because he had decided that “we can’t let you succeed.” ...
Biden, of course, has a history of outsized comments. But two former Republican Senators [Bob Bennett and Arlen Specter] are confirming the gist of the charges... Meanwhile, former Senator George Voinovich also goes on record telling Grunwald that
Republican marching orders were to oppose everything the Obama administration proposed.
“If he was for it, we had to be against it,” Voinovich tells Grunwald. ... “He wanted everyone to hold the fort. All he cared about was making sure Obama could never have a clean victory.”
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How dare you insult me !!!
In post #30 on this thread I gave you a response that you evidently do not want to accept event though it is factual and is common knowledge.
THERE IS NO BUDGET FOR THIS COUNTRY AND HAS NOT BEEN FOR 3 YEARS.
The Obama budget has been submitted...this from the Washington Newpaper that I included in my post...
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"President Obama's budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat Wednesday, when senators voted 99-0 to reject it.
Coupled with the House's rejection in March, 414-0, that means Mr. Obama's budget has failed to win a single vote in support this year."
The House PASSED a budget...which the
senate refused to consider....That is the democratic senate that voted also against the Obama budget
What are you people even talking about. What is their to negotiate now. The President walked out of a meeting with the leaders of congress about 1 1/2 years ago...just left the meeting and never even called anyone...the meeting was on our spending.
If you are to use my name, you better use it accurately. THERE IS NO BUDGET APPROVED BY CONGRESS WHERE THAT FUNNY PAPER YOU folks keep ignoring called the constitution says it should be approved. NOBODY has ever voted for the Presidents submission on the budget...NOBODY and that includes Democrats.
So let us review for those who are saying that "congress" refuses to negotiate...
.....Obama has offered a budget PROPOSAL each year. NOBODY,
including Democrats have ever voted for it....NOBODY !!!
.....The only part of congress that complied with the constitution was the HOUSE who did in fact approve a budget and the senate will not discuss it and the president wont talk to anyone about it.
It is so sad when americans do not even know how the government of their own country works. I just checked the last post and another who does not even know what is happening in their own country......
AGAIN......
""President Obama's budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat Wednesday, when senators voted 99-0 to reject it.
Coupled with the House's rejection in March, 414-0, that means Mr. Obama's budget has failed to win a single vote in support this year."
Obama budget defeated 99-0 in Senate - Washington Times
THIS INCLUDE DEMOCRATS......WAKE UP FOLKS...READ ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.