Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk’s Meddling The House GOP has been in a state of chaos after the billionaire led a
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Dutch Uncle
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Republicans don't care about children. I care about our nation's future citizens which is why I happily pay taxes for schools even though I don't have any kids. I'm pro-Second Amendment rights despite the points made in the article below, but I'm also pro-better mental healthcare since almost every single mass shooting has whackjobs committing mass murder and suicide.
www.salon.com
Republicans use imaginary kids as weapons to harm real kids
For all the talk about "groomers" and "pro-life," the GOP ignores — or exacerbates — threats against real children
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Republicans don't care about kids — just imaginary children
The soullessness and contempt for humanity are only more illuminated by the fact that these are the same people who just spent months justifying abortion bans by glibly pretending to be "pro-life." Like every other pretext that spills out of Republican mouths, that too is a lie. Opposition to abortion rights is about gender and sexuality, as evidenced by the sprawling sexism that reaches every corner of conservativism. The contrast between the theatrical sentimentality over an embryo versus the lack of any true concern over actual child murder really drives home the point.
Dutch Uncle
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Agreed. Worse, it's more than letting one or two die. They figure the parents of the upper middle-class can afford good schools and good healthcare look down their noses at those who can't. Hence, why they are happy to cut funding helping kids whose parents are less fortunate.
Diogenes
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House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries blames Republicans for killing a CR with funding for child cancer research.
A stand alone bill for funding child cancer research was passed in the Republican-controlled House and then blocked by the Democrat-controlled Senate back in March.
Senate Democrats killed a bill for funding child cancer research by sitting on it.
A stand alone bill for funding child cancer research was passed in the Republican-controlled House and then blocked by the Democrat-controlled Senate back in March.
Senate Democrats killed a bill for funding child cancer research by sitting on it.
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Retired Teacher
Hakeem and his extreme Republican Magas...he needs s new Script....House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries blames Republicans for killing a CR with funding for child cancer research.
A stand alone bill for funding child cancer research was passed in the Republican-controlled House and then blocked by the Democrat-controlled Senate back in March.
Senate Democrats killed a bill for funding child cancer research by sitting on it.
Dutch Uncle
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MAGAts don't care about children. They only care about wealth and power. Sad. Maybe it's time for that revolution and the blood of tyrants Jefferson spoke about. LOL
Breaking
Charlotte Maloney: Republicans are pro-birth, not pro-life
Stories my mother told of women suffering and dying as a result of back-alley abortions resound in my mind today. While studying Roe v. Wade as a young college student, I struggled with the pro-choice/pro-life issue.
Republicans are pro-birth, not pro-life
If a woman is forced to deliver, what are Republicans offering in support? Are they working to help care for that baby/mother/family? Surprisingly, the answer is “no.” They continue efforts limiting social service programs including SNAP (food stamps), housing and health care. They often aren’t in support of daycare or college assistance tuition programs. And, Republicans in Washington, as well as many state attorneys general (including Utah’s) are working to eliminate adequate health care coverage for millions of Americans.States such as Utah are passing laws making it illegal to have an abortion due to a Down syndrome diagnosis. Yet, at the same time, they are trying to remove health care protections for those with pre-existing conditions.
Diogenes
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Dutch Uncle
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Republicans and their MAGAt supporters only care about the children they can rape. Sad.
ThatOwlWoman
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Figures. Kick that can down the road. It's okay. Any govt. shutdown and resulting harm will fall on the #TangerineTyrant's nearly bald head, and on President Musk's as well.
Dutch Uncle
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You actually believe the bullshit Rolling Stone writes? You really are dumber than a box of rocks.Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk’s Meddling
The House GOP has been in a state of chaos after the billionaire led a campaign to kill a bipartisan funding bill
Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk's Meddling
Republicans removed funding for child cancer research from a new version of a bill to fund the government after Elon Musk torpedoed the previous deal.www.rollingstone.com
Less than 48 hours before defaulting and triggering a shutdown, Congress is still scrambling to pass a stopgap funding resolution that will keep the U.S. government funded and functional through the next few months. After several starts and stops, Republicans were reduced to infighting on Wednesday after Elon Musk — Trump’s “first buddy” and government “efficiency” adviser — rejected a proposed funding deal and called for a legislative freeze and government shutdown until Trump’s inauguration in late January.
As a result, the new stripped-down funding bill proposed on Thursday is literally throwing out the baby with the bathwater: It will exclude $190 million for the bipartisan “Give Kids a Chance” program for child cancer research. Sam Stein of The Bulwark points out that the new bill also excludes funding for research on premature labor, sickle cell disease treatment, early detection of breast and cervical cancer, the Rural Broadband Protection Act, an anti-deepfake porn bill, and more.
“Fuck cancer. Especially pediatric cancer,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) wrote on X. “These people want to punish these previous little kids to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history.”
President-elect Donald Trump endorsed the new funding bill on Thursday afternoon, writing on Truth Social: “Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes.”
“A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well — The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027,” Trump added. “All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote ‘YES for this bill.”
Democrats have been trolling Trump since Musk sank the original funding deal on Wednesday, referring to the billionaire as “President Musk” after he bent congressional Republicans to his will. Musk, like Trump, seems pleased with the new version of the legislation. He posted an image of the amount of pages of the now-dead deal compared to the substantially smaller number of pages of the new bill, adding a laughing emoji.
Democrats are not pleased. “The Trump-Musk-Johnson proposal [is] laughable,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters.
The House is expected to vote on the new version of the bill as soon as Thursday night.
So someone posts bullshit on X and you want to believe it? You really are dumber than a box of rocks.
AProudLefty
Black Kitty Ain't Happy
Legion believes it.So someone posts bullshit on X and you want to believe it? You really are dumber than a box of rocks.
