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In reply to the discussion: House passes bill to avoid a shutdown, sending it to the Senate hours before the deadline [View all]BadgerMom
(2,990 posts)24. Thank you for doing what I should have. Googled.
My son died in 2002 from Ewings sarcoma. It is diagnosed infrequently enough that not a lot of research is done on it. Money goes, as I guess it should, to diseases that affect more people. Research dollars are spent more effectively when results benefit more patients. But, as a parent who never gets to close the door on grief, any research on any childhood cancer is worth my tax dollars every day of the week. These billionaires can pound sand.
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House passes bill to avoid a shutdown, sending it to the Senate hours before the deadline [View all]
Wicked Blue
Friday
OP
They'll still be forced to do it or watch their majority die in the Senate and House in 4 years.
cstanleytech
Friday
#9
He will use the 'Trillion Dollar Coin' trick to bypass the debt ceiling. That plan was pretty popular here on DU
kelly1mm
Friday
#27
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act as passed by both houses of Congress tonight
Prairie Gates
Friday
#33
Oh, they passed it all right, to the tune of $12.6 million per year for five years. That's $60 million. Where the hell
SheltieLover
Saturday
#44
190 million dollars in the budget for such an important project is pennies compared to the total package
Deuxcents
Friday
#28
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Act 2, which was what was included in the first CR
Prairie Gates
Saturday
#40