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EC

(12,287 posts) Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:09 PM Mar 2013

Does anyone know what amendment was added to the Budget

that had McConnell grinning from ear to ear saying the Senate accomplished something?

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Does anyone know what amendment was added to the Budget (Original Post) EC Mar 2013 OP

I'm not sure, but I heard something about restrictions in using the background data obtained in gun. northoftheborder Mar 2013 #1

Anti-Abortion Amendments Attached By Republican Senators To Federal Budget Bill appleannie1 Mar 2013 #2

It could also have a been Hoeven's Amendment 494 rdharma Mar 2013 #3

northoftheborder

(7,574 posts)

1. I'm not sure, but I heard something about restrictions in using the background data obtained in gun.

Reply to EC (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:13 PM

Mar 2013

....background checks. But that may have been in the gun legislation. Whatever it is, it is bad, if McConnell is grinning. Those rats that work in the night........

appleannie1

(5,068 posts)

2. Anti-Abortion Amendments Attached By Republican Senators To Federal Budget Bill

Reply to EC (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:19 PM

Mar 2013

There were 5 of them

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/anti-abortion-amendments-senate_n_2934233.html

One of them could be why.

rdharma

(6,057 posts)

3. It could also have a been Hoeven's Amendment 494

Reply to EC (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:30 PM

Mar 2013

Keystone XL amendment.

There was a lot of crap snuck in there!

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