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Posted by Dave on Fri Sep 4 08:25:08 2015, in response to Re: $2.9 billion possibly down the toilet, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Sep 4 02:07:27 2015. They've had congress now for nearly a year and have absolutely nothing to show for it.LOL! Now I know where bingbong gets her ignorance from - is there something in the water where you live that blinds people living there to the facts? Or is it just you two? Let's see what passed last year: 1. The ABLE Act. The "Achieving A Better Life Experience Act" enacted some of the most sweeping changes U.S. policy for people with disabilities since passage of the American with Disabilities Act. 2. Congress unanimously approved legislation allowing TSA to charge only $5.60 per one-way trip and $11.20 per round trip for airport security fees. 3. Passed legislation giving border officers three overtime options. They can work 100 hours per pay period -- about two weeks -- and receive an annual 25 percent pay boost; work 90 hours and receive an annual 12.5 increase; or work no overtime. 4. Passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill 5. Set Pentagon policy for 2015, including authorizing the military to expand operations against ISIL and providing billions for the upgrade of military equipment. 6. Passed 50 tax breaks. 7. Passed four cybersecurity-related bills. 8. Passed the Death in Custody Reporting Act. 9. Set U.S. intelligence policy for the fiscal 2015. 10. Passed the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes a 2007 law and authorizes new federal grants for the screening of potential congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders in newborn babies. 11. Passed the RELIEVE Act, wherein small bank holding companies with less than $1 billion in assets can now be regulated under the Small Bank Holding Company Statement. 12. Reauthorized a VA program studying traumatic brain injuries. And passed a host of other, less significant bills. This year Congress passed fast-track trade legislation. |
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