House Democrats End GOP Shutdown - Temporarily

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House Democrats finally end Republican shutdown
by Joan McCarter

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The government will reopen tomorrow and the debt ceiling will not be hit, thanks to House Democrats who voted tonight to pass the deal brokered by Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell. A deal completed thanks to Democrats who refused to blink.

Thank you President Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/16/1248106/-House-Democrats-finally-end-Republican-nbsp-shutdown

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Crazy Cruz won't back down...

Cruz: It was a ‘remarkable victory’ until Senate Republicans caved on the shutdown
Source: Raw Story


Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday blasted members of his own party after he said that they wasted a “remarkable victory” by making a deal with Democrats to re-open the government and avert a default on U.S. debt by raising the nation’s credit limit.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/16/cruz-it-was-a-remarkable-victory-until-senate-republicans-caved-on-the-shutdown/

Cruz was told to sit down and shut the fuck up.

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McConnell-Reid Deal Includes $2 Billion Earmark for Kentucky Project


A proposal to end the government shutdown and avoid default orchestrated by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid includes a $2 billion earmark for a Kentucky project.

Language in a draft of the McConnell-Reid deal (see page 13, section 123) provided to WFPL News shows a provision that increases funding for the massive Olmsted Dam Lock in Paducah, Ky., from $775 million to nearly $2.9 billion.

Asked about the additional funding in the proposal, McConnell spokesman Robert Steurer directed all questions to lawmakers who worked on the bill directly. "Senators (Diane) Feinstein and (Lamar) Alexander, the chair and ranking member of the energy and water subcommittee, worked on the issue and can help you," he says.

Since 2009, McConnell has been an outspoken supporter of the project, and has been working on getting its funding for some time.

Read more: http://wfpl.org/post/mcconnell-reid-deal-includes-2-billion-earmark-kentucky-project

No earmarks for anyone else, not even Reid, but player McConnell is rewarded for being the extortionist in chief.

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We now have the full legislative language of that agreement here, available in its full 35-page glory. Enjoy!

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/16/read-heres-the-bill-that-will-end-the-government-shutdown/