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69 House Republicans who voted against aid to Puerto Rico. Bill passed 353-69 (Original Post) iluvtennis Oct 2017 OP
It's not easy watching this happen from afar either. DFW Oct 2017 #1
yea there are many ex pats bdamomma Oct 2017 #12
I keep trying to stay positive. Demtexan Oct 2017 #2
There is no number. icymist Oct 2017 #5
first time i've hated the number 69 bdtrppr6 Oct 2017 #3
Sickening Solly Mack Oct 2017 #4
Every day there is some new abomination BlueMTexpat Oct 2017 #6
Thanks for sharing your experiences. ppl not wanting to return to US made me smile iluvtennis Oct 2017 #11
Still, vastly, Congress voted for it. I take refuge in that, as silly as that might seem. phleshdef Oct 2017 #7
Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. No surprise there. oasis Oct 2017 #8
I am glad it passed, but it was a sucky bill n2doc Oct 2017 #9
How did I know my Congressman was a nay before I even looked? Va Lefty Oct 2017 #10

DFW

(54,379 posts)
1. It's not easy watching this happen from afar either.
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 02:21 AM
Oct 2017

I live in Germany (my wife is German, and I got tired of the commute).

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
12. yea there are many ex pats
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 11:24 AM
Oct 2017

out there including myself who are fuming about this. I hate all this.

Demtexan

(1,588 posts)
2. I keep trying to stay positive.
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 02:29 AM
Oct 2017

I wonder how people will have to die from republicans hate before we get this country back.

There might not be a lot left.

The trump voters will suffer to.

I hope they enjoy Trump care.

icymist

(15,888 posts)
5. There is no number.
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 04:29 AM
Oct 2017

People here have to wake up that the Republican political party is NOT Christianity. ( yeah, that's how stupid these guys are)

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
6. Every day there is some new abomination
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 05:17 AM
Oct 2017

from the terrorist Rs and their Wanna-Be-Tsar! Believe me, it hurts just as bad from afar. I reside abroad but still have lots of family and friends who are literally at the mercy of these POS.

In September, Hubby and I drove from Maryland to Colorado and then north to Montana and back. The US is a HUGE country with LOTS of wonderful people in it. Of course, we also live in our white privilege bubble, so did not see firsthand what some are subjected to on a regular basis.

Please remember that more than three million more of us did NOT vote for The Dotard and also, in spite of the nastiness that still gets most of the headlines, there are a lot of good things happening in many places - some of them surprisingly so - and all heartening.

I chose to live abroad because I had a marvelous opportunity to do so and want to enjoy an excellent quality of life for as long as I can. My state of voting residence is MD, which is still a wonderful state to live in, so long as the state Dems keep the GOPer Gov in check.

I also try to host family members and others so as to show them life outside the US bubble, so that they can spread the word. The only problem is that sometimes they don't want to return to the US, LOL!

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
9. I am glad it passed, but it was a sucky bill
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 06:59 AM
Oct 2017

The aid to PR was in the form of yet another loan. Just what they need, more debt. And 5 billion won't even begin to cover their needs. But it is something, better than nothing.

I would bet serious money that none of the people who voted no were doing so in hopes of a better bill. Racist, evil, stupid bastards.

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