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highplainsdem

(54,667 posts)
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 04:43 PM Dec 21

Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray: "Whether or not we lurch toward a devastating shutdown ... should not depend on

whether Elon Musk has the self-control to think for two seconds and do basic fact-checking before mistaking the most obvious Twitter trolls for policy experts."


https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3ldtov5nr322o

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Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray: "Whether or not we lurch toward a devastating shutdown ... should not depend on (Original Post) highplainsdem Dec 21 OP
Go on with your bad self, Patty! whathehell Dec 21 #1
Nor should it depend upon lump wanting contracts in China, or a free hand creating "deep fake porn!" SheltieLover Dec 21 #2
What happened in the final agreement about those things please? mahina Dec 21 #4
Kid cancer research started out at a paltry $190 mill SheltieLover Dec 21 #5
I believe this is the first time that a sports team's multi-millionaire has been denied his 3Hotdogs Dec 21 #6
Likely so SheltieLover Dec 21 #8
Thank you mahina Dec 21 #7
Yw! SheltieLover Dec 21 #10
The stadium resolution was passed by the Senate after midnight last night. chowder66 Dec 21 #9
Ty! SheltieLover Dec 21 #11
K & R & Reposted! SunSeeker Dec 21 #3
Long thread with lots of info from the wee hours. Lol SheltieLover Dec 21 #12
Ouch ... that's going to leave a mark NotHardly Dec 21 #13
Hopefully SheltieLover Dec 21 #14

SheltieLover

(64,190 posts)
2. Nor should it depend upon lump wanting contracts in China, or a free hand creating "deep fake porn!"
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 04:54 PM
Dec 21

Those things were CUT and not reinstated in the Senate Bill!

PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY TO WHAT THE MEDIA IS NOT SAYING. THAT IS WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT!

mahina

(19,535 posts)
4. What happened in the final agreement about those things please?
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 06:37 PM
Dec 21

Thank you very much for saving me what would be at least half an hour. My dog who needs a walk and my heart thanks you

SheltieLover

(64,190 posts)
5. Kid cancer research started out at a paltry $190 mill
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 06:47 PM
Dec 21

Approved: $12.6 mill for 5 yrs, a little over $60 mill.

Where is nearly $130 mill?

Zero for breast & cervical cancer & apparently most of the 5 tenets of kid cancer research were not funded.

But lump successfully cut any restrictions on tech mfg in China & NO provision to prohibit revenge deep fake porn.

Sick fkrs.

Also, DC will not be allowed to control some sports stadium in or near DC.

Lots VERY wrong with this. It is NOT the big win for Americans the media hoopla would have us believe.

All credit to Dems for getting anything passed.

Please always pay attention to what the media is NOT saying because therein lies the important facts!

There was a great thread around 3am Central this morning wherein I posted a LOT of pertinent facts from credible sources.

3Hotdogs

(13,967 posts)
6. I believe this is the first time that a sports team's multi-millionaire has been denied his
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:17 PM
Dec 21

taxpayer funded play pen.

chowder66

(10,222 posts)
9. The stadium resolution was passed by the Senate after midnight last night.
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:37 PM
Dec 21

snip...

The path for the NFL’s Washington Commanders to return to the nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress ended early Saturday with a postmidnight reprieve.

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution to transfer the land including old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia. The D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act passed by voice vote at roughly 1:15 a.m. after more than a year of lobbying and support from Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., district Mayor Muriel Bowser, Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

“We are extremely grateful that our elected officials have come together on a bipartisan basis to give Washington, D.C., the opportunity to decide on the future of the RFK Stadium site,” Harris said. “This bill will create an equal playing field so that all potential future locations for the home of the Washington Commanders can be fairly considered and give our franchise the opportunity to provide the best experience for all of our fans.”


The RFK Stadium land provision was part of Congress’ initial short-term spending bill Tuesday before it was torpedoed by President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the latter of whom amplified misinformation about the site on his social media platform X. Two versions of the House’s slimmed-down bill, including the one that passed Friday night to avoid a government shutdown, did not include it.

https://apnews.com/article/washington-commanders-rfk-stadium-land-bill-c5caa7978d13d67e9a1d77df0f490ac6

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