Oct 19, 2013
The shutdown is over & the debt ceiling postponed; we take a close look at the new law that finally ended the unnecessary crisis.
Links to Information in This Episode Intro and
Exit Music: Tired of Being Lied To by
David Ippolito (found on Music
Alley by mevio) Music: Now It's Over by Smile Smile (found on Music
Alley by mevio) Music: Democracy is Dangerous by
Thomas Pace (found on Music
Alley by mevio) Text of H.R. 2775, the law that ended
the shutdown and suspends the debt ceiling 144 House Republicans -
a majority - voted against the new law The Monsanto Protection Act is
officially dead! Standard & Poors estimates the government
shutdown cost us $24 billion. Senator
Frank Lautenberg died in office in June 2013 of
pneumonia at age 89. Frank Lautenberg's widow was given $174,000 in
the new law despite the fact that her late husband's net worth was between $57 and $117
million. Olmstead Lock project funding
increased by over $2 billion. Army Corps. of Engineers Olmstead
Lock & Dam project summary.
Army Corps of Engineers project description with
pictures Olmstead Locks & Dam Deterioration video
YouTube video of Rep. Chris Van
Hollen clarifying that GOP House leadership changed the rules
to prevent Democrats from bringing the Senate's continuing
resolution - which would have ended the shutdown - up for a vote.
Dianne Reidy, the stenographer in the House of Representatives,
lost her mind and yelled about
Freemasons and Jesus during the vote to end the shutdown.
Representatives Quoted in This Episode:
Representatives Mentioned in This Episode:
- Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
- Senator Diane Feinstein of California
- Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee
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