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How did she lose claim by stating that Welfare costs trillions?

f people are starving to death in 3rd world countries it's not the job of the US to save all these countries otherwise we'll be known as "Big Brother" and we really don't want that label do we?

let's ask some really rich people on the West Coast if they'd like to stick billions of dollars into 3rd World Countries. it would be a good tax write off as well.

And why bring Clintons name up? that's kind of baiting in my opinion.

Please don't misquote or misrepresent my posts. I said to tell the ones who do NOT really need it... meaning abuse the system...which I have emphasized every time I refer to revamping Welfare.

Sure go ask Bill and Melinda gates.

And why bring Clintons name up? that's kind of baiting in my opinion.


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I was referring to the billionaires on the West Coast who like to take up Humanitarian causes.. you know the ones who have enough money to support another country.

I just want to add that the Senate will be back in session on Monday.. the House will be back in session on Tuesday.. everyone will be off the entire month of August! There won't be much time to try to get anything accomplished so I don't see the approval rating changing unless Congress can single handedly lower the price of gas before November I hope the current majority is not welcomed back next year.

Hilarious, the previous congress spent ages absolutely screwing your country

Let me say it again, Bill and Melinda Gates. You know the billionaires, Bill and Melinda gates foundation? 29 billion in charitable donations?

could you please provide some proof that we were "screwed" because I believe the last Congress passed Counter-terrorism tools and the Patriot Act which has kept us free of attacks.. some people in this country value national security and we like a Majority in Congress that will take our National Security seriously.. although not perfect tools I'm very appreciative that we finally have something after all these years and so many attacks previously on our ships, embassies..etc..

President wants Senate to hurry with new anti-terrorism laws
July 30, 1996
Web posted at: 8:40 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton urged Congress Tuesday to act swiftly in developing anti-terrorism legislation before its August recess. (1.6 MB AIFF or WAV sound)

"We need to keep this country together right now. We need to focus on this terrorism issue," Clinton said during a White House news conference.

But while the president pushed for quick legislation, Republican lawmakers hardened their stance against some of the proposed anti-terrorism measures.


Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, doubted that the Senate would rush to action before they recess this weekend. The Senate needs to study all the options, he said, and trying to get it done in the next three days would be tough.

One key GOP senator was more critical, calling a proposed study of chemical markers in explosives "a phony issue."

Taggants value disputed
Clinton said he knew there was Republican opposition to his proposal on explosive taggants, but it should not be allowed to block the provisions on which both parties agree.

"What I urge them to do is to be explicit about their disagreement, but don't let it overcome the areas of agreement," he said.

The president emphasized coming to terms on specific areas of disagreement would help move the legislation along. The president stressed it's important to get the legislation out before the weekend's recess, especially following the bombing of Centennial Olympic Park and the crash of TWA Flight 800.

"The most important thing right now is that they get the best, strongest bill they can out -- that they give us as much help as they can," he said.

Hatch blasts 'phony' issues
Republican leaders earlier met with White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta for about an hour in response to the president's call for "the very best ideas" for fighting terrorism.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, emerged from the meeting and said, "These are very controversial provisions that the White House wants. Some they're not going to get."

Hatch called Clinton's proposed study of taggants -- chemical markers in explosives that could help track terrorists -- "a phony issue."

"If they want to, they can study the thing" already, Hatch asserted. He also said he had some problems with the president's proposals to expand wiretapping.

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, said it is a mistake if Congress leaves town without addressing anti-terrorism legislation. Daschle is expected to hold a special meeting on the matter Wednesday with Congressional leaders.

The President is "continuing to agitate for new powers to suppress terrorists" and "demanding more powers for wiretaps, more powers to prevent people from using encryption for their e-mail, more powers to classify normal crimes as terrorist offenses, and so forth."
"As usual," the President's "solution to every problem is more power for himself and his cronies" and he has "scorned opponents of his terrorist proposals, claiming that they want to 'turn America into a safe house for terrorists.'"

Welfare fraud is pretty damned uncommon. It's like stranger danger and terrorist threats. They exist, but they've been blown way out of proportion to the real dangers that face people in their every day lives.

Sure, your dollar sucks, your economy is in decline, your debt is massive. Also the balance of power between your three branches of government may be irrecoverably damaged due to the Republican congress letting Bush get away with his "unitary executive" and his signing orders. The united states reputation on the world stage is dirt due to your wars without cause

Could it be that many people know how to work the system? so therefore go undetected? Or possibly there is not enough manpower to catch all of the fraud cases?

This dip in Congressional approval took the drastic turn soon after the Democrats gained majority via this previous 2006 elections.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/1600/Congress-Public.aspx

The Middle America (silent majority) will probably come to their senses in Nov. and not provide a Democratic President... then, hopefully take back the seats and have a Republican majority in both houses.

The Gallop poll shows clearly that this started in 2004 reached a major pit in 2006 rose back when the democrats took office in 2007 and has fallen again since then on perceived inaction and frustrations that things are not getting done.

Could it be that many people know how to work the system? so therefore go undetected? Or possibly there is not enough manpower to catch all of the fraud cases?

Investigating welfare fraud last year cost taxpayers seven times the amount actually clawed back from benefits cheats.

You forgot to mention that the current Congress has the lowest approval rating ever in history and it's not a Republican Majority... so we have been screwed for the past 2 years, I'll agree with that.. the war has continued and gas prices are higher, promises that weren't kept.

This dip in Congressional approval took the drastic turn soon after the Democrats gained majority via this previous 2006 elections.

Actually most independents according to Gallop are going Democratic and Republican's approval is continuing to fall with Bush and Congress

that doesn't change the fact that the current Democratic Majority in Congress has the lowest approval rating... even lower than George Bush.

Started downhill as soon as they brought back all those losers into the picture. Rangel, Conyers, Pelosi as Speaker, Reid in the senate. What were they thinking. They deserve this record low approval ratings. They knew they were on probation and talked about it when they obtained the small majority in 2006. They allowed their wrong thinking get the best of their temporary gain.

I know its not as easy as just turning off your brain and listening to what you want to hear from Fox News

They knew they were on probation and talked about it when they obtained the small majority in 2006. They allowed their wrong thinking get the best of their temporary gain.