GOP Senators Cut Critical Aid to Kids,Poor, Elderly

katty

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:28 PM
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GOP Senators Cut Critical Aid to Kids,Poor, Elderly

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October 06, 2005
GOP Senators Cut Critical Aid To Children, Poor, Elderly
“One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.” - William Shakespeare

And so it went on the floor of the United States Senate last Friday as those perennially heartless – but almost always smiling – Senate Republicans voted to gut the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program.

Unfortunately, in a busy political-news week, it was easy to miss.

By a vote of 53-39 and without a single Republican voting in favor, Democratic Senator Tom Harkin's CSBG-related amendment to a continuing resolution (to fund the government for the next seven weeks) was shot down on the Senate floor.

After approval by the House and Senate on Thursday and Friday, respectively, Bush signed the continuing-resolution legislation to temporarily keep the federal government running. This was necessary after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to pass annual spending bills before the start of the new fiscal year.

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fasttense

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:29 PM
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1. And the poor and elderly pay for the tax cut to the rich again. n/t

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jillan

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Thu Oct-06-05 05:36 PM
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2. This should be on the front page of every paper, along with

the repigs voting against helping the poor with heating costs, and not wanting more funding for our vets.

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Karenina

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Sat Oct-08-05 01:07 PM
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6. Keepin' front page here...

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sarcasmo

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:20 PM
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3. Exact opposite of Robin Hood. Steal from the poor to give to the rich.

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katty

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Thu Oct-06-05 06:44 PM
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4. reverse robin 'hood' (50's slang word for criminal)

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ismnotwasm

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Thu Oct-06-05 07:42 PM
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5. Once again words fail

I'm thinking of our "Access" program up here in Seattle, that shuttles the disabled and elderly back and forth from medical appointments, among other things. I wonder if this will affect that program? And head start? The life line of so many communities poor? This is the point I'm left with nothing but swear words.

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