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How do you feel about the House of Representatives passing a $787 Billion, 1,073 page bill, that most representatives did not receive until 12:30 last night?

Asked by SquirrelEStuff (10007points) February 13th, 2009

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/GOP_leader_tosses_stimulus_bill_on_0213.html

Video: GOP leader tosses stimulus bill on House floor in disgust
David Edwards and Jeremy Gantz
Published: Friday February 13, 2009

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A simple “nay” vote wasn’t enough for Republican Congressman John Boehner this afternoon, as the $787 billion stimulus package headed toward passage: While speaking before C-SPAN cameras, the House leader had to toss all 1,073 pages of the bill onto the august chamber’s floor in disgust.

Holding a massive white stack of paper in his hand, Boehner registered his disdain—shared by every other Republican House member, all of whom voted against the bill—by noting that no one has read it.

“Here I have 1,100 pages not one member of this body has read. Not one. There may be a staffer in the Appropriations Committee that read all of this last night. Not one member’s read this,” Boehner said. “What happened to the promise that we’re going to let the American people see what’s in this bill for 48 hours?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hlszHekH6I&eurl=http://www.campaignforliberty.com/index.php

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