You can really trace it back to Reagan's massively flawed policies of 'trickle down'. Republicans then realized that you could easily 'buy' peoples votes and adopted this previously Dem. policy wholeheartedly.
Question: Border crisis looming, what should be done?
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There were a number of posters who kept saying she wasn't like all the rest but, I never believed it. During her campaign, all her ads did nothing but kiss up to Trump.
Yes, I agree.
Did you watch the video I posted on Post #390? I thought it was pretty good in explaining some things that don't seem to be mentioned in the MSM.
At this point I am for the bill because it doesn't seem like the Feds or current administration are going to do anything else, so it's better than nothing.
And as Dan's guest points out....there's some really good benefits that bill will provide.
And the fact that the Border Patrol Union is for it says a lot!
Where is this kind of help for actual American citizens who are homeless in NYC? I'm not against legal immigration but, my goodness, why are some more willing to help them out instead of our own citizens.
Exclusive | NYC launches $53M program to hand out pre-paid credit cards to migrant families
The $53 million pilot program, run by the New Jersey company Mobility Capital Finance, will provide asylum seekers with the cards as they arrive at the Roosevelt Hotel, according to city records.nypost.com
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will soon start handing out pre-paid credit cards to migrant families being put up in Big Apple hotels, The Post has learned.
The $53 million pilot program, run by the New Jersey company Mobility Capital Finance, will provide asylum seekers arriving at the Roosevelt Hotel with the city cash to help them buy food, according to city records.
The amount on each card will vary depending on the size of the family and whether any income is coming in, according to the details of the contract. A family of four, for instance, could be provided nearly $1,000 each month, which comes out to $35 per day for food. Cards will get refilled every 28 days.
News of the pre-paid card program comes a day after The Post revealed another $137 million in contracts with city hotels to provide more than 750 rooms to asylum seekers with families.
The city is housing just over 66,000 asylum seekers after 1,500 more arrived last week as part of a crisis that is expected to cost $10 billion through 2025.
Full disclaimer....I am not a fan of FNC nor Hannity.
But I do like Dr. Phil......and he points some interesting stuff out in this segment.......
But I do like Dr. Phil......and he points some interesting stuff out in this segment.......
Agreed, but Poliifact is simply judging his statement.
Facts are still facts, regardless as to who states them.
Thanks, I went back and watched your link in post 390. I heard that somewhere there was a 19 page summary of this 600 page bill although most in congress seem OK with condemning it without really understanding it (aka trump sycophants).
Couple thoughts.......
1. I think OMB is missing a big opportunity here, which is nothing new in the way I view campaign strategy (more on that at a later date).
If OMB came out FOR this bill......he would be looked upon much differently by Independents, as well as many others.
The far left and far right are never going to change their preferences.
It's those whose vote is up for grabs you want.
So....OMB comes out and supports the passing of this bill.....he gets an entirely new level of attention and is looked at in a new way. Someone who has the capacity to think independently. A good thing and something we want.
Lost opportunity, IMHO.
2. If I'm POTUS.....knowing the current partisan political circus that Congress is (and has been in quite a while)....I'm taking measures myself.
See #1 above for the benefits of doing so.
For anyone saying he can't do more than he's doing....you're entitled to your opinion but sorry you're wrong.
Aside from the legal aspects...he could be out in front of everything speaking to the country about this issue. Sharing information about what is going on. Why we should or shouldn't be concerned. Making the case.
Something. Leader of the free world stuff.
Even his supporters have to be frustrated.......
1. I think OMB is missing a big opportunity here, which is nothing new in the way I view campaign strategy (more on that at a later date).
If OMB came out FOR this bill......he would be looked upon much differently by Independents, as well as many others.
The far left and far right are never going to change their preferences.
It's those whose vote is up for grabs you want.
So....OMB comes out and supports the passing of this bill.....he gets an entirely new level of attention and is looked at in a new way. Someone who has the capacity to think independently. A good thing and something we want.
Lost opportunity, IMHO.
2. If I'm POTUS.....knowing the current partisan political circus that Congress is (and has been in quite a while)....I'm taking measures myself.
See #1 above for the benefits of doing so.
For anyone saying he can't do more than he's doing....you're entitled to your opinion but sorry you're wrong.
Aside from the legal aspects...he could be out in front of everything speaking to the country about this issue. Sharing information about what is going on. Why we should or shouldn't be concerned. Making the case.
Something. Leader of the free world stuff.
Even his supporters have to be frustrated.......
DHS Budget Overview On April 26, 2023, the Administration released the Executive Financial Plan for Fiscal 2023-2027 (Executive Plan) with a proposed budget for the City in Fiscal 2024 of $106.7 billion. This report offers a review of the Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS or the Department) Fiscal 2024 Executive Budget, including proposed budget actions taken in the Executive Plan. For additional information on DHS’ Preliminary Budget, please refer to the Fiscal 2024 Preliminary Budget report at: https://council.nyc.gov/budget/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2023/03/DHS.pdf. The City’s Fiscal 2024 Executive Plan includes significant investments in Fiscals 2023 through 2025 to support its response effort to the large influx of asylum seekers. Over 58.5 percent of budgeted funding provided in the Executive Plan was added to DHS’ budget. DHS’ projected Fiscal 2024 Budget of $4.1 billion represents 3.8 percent of the City’s proposed Fiscal 2024 Budget in the Executive Plan. DHS’ Fiscal 2024 Budget increased by a remarkable $1.8 billion, or 75.3 percent, from the Preliminary Plan when it was $2.3 billion. The increase is nearly all due to the addition of $1.8 billion for DHS’ asylum seeker response expenses. DHS’ proposed Fiscal 2023 Budget is $3.5 billion in the Executive Plan, which is $1.1 billion, or 45.6 percent, larger than the agency’s Fiscal 2023 Adopted Budget of $2.4 billion. This increase is also largely due to funding added to support DHS’ asylum seeker response expenses. The Department’s Fiscal 2023 Budget increased by $478.6 million, or 15.8 percent, since the Preliminary Plan which is largely due to the addition of $127.7 million for asylum seeker response efforts and $260.0 million for non-asylum seeker shelter cost re-estimate. Chart 1 provides a comparison of DHS’ budget in Fiscals 2023 and 2024 across the last three financial plans.
ETA: For all the flack NYC catches they do actually try to provide services for homeless people there.
OK he just did so.
Good for him.
Way overdue, but better than nothing.
I wouldn't have phrased everything the way he did, but when is the last time any politician did something without bringing "politics" into it?
Was asked by a reporter afterwards if (paraphrasing) this bill failed, would he consider supporting any stand alone legislation that would provide relief for XXX.
"No we need it all."
If someone could tell me why we can't have stand alone legislation for huge concerns such as the Border, Ukraine, the Mid-East, etc....please tell me. Lump everything together is just asking for problems getting stuff passed, IMHO....
Border bill supporters combat misleading claims that it would let in more migrants
A provision of border security legislation that would give the U.S. a new authority to block migrants from entering the country has become a central line of attack from many Republicans who are opposing the legislation.
apnews.com
Buried at the end of the politifact article you linked, the last two paragraphs read:
But he misfires in suggesting a limited budget impact from such a hypothetical tax. In the year he chose, the federal deficit would have been wiped out. So Ryan is close to the mark on his math but the details work against his overall point.
We rate his claim Half True.
The vote was 214-216 
www.cnn.com
Deciding Democrat to sink Mayorkas vote was wheeled on to House floor at the last minute
From CNN's Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, and Manu Raju
The surprise maneuver by House Democrats that sunk the Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment vote came at the last minute.
Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, who has been absent recovering from surgery, was expected to miss the vote, which would have given House Republicans the margins they needed to impeach the Homeland Security secretary.
But, sources said, Green was wheeled onto the House floor at the last minute with no shoes, to vote against impeaching Mayorkas and deliver a stunning defeat to Republicans.
Leading up to the vote, Republicans believed that Green’s absence would give them the cushion they needed if a few GOP lawmakers defected and felt confident they would be able to squeak the vote through up until the last minute.
Up until Green’s vote changed the margins and tipped the vote over the edge against Republicans, the plan to bring him back was in flux, a source familiar with the plans told CNN.
Even Republicans acknowledged that Democrats' decision to wait to reveal Green’s presence was well-played.
“I like a good game. They played a good game. I don’t like that we lost†GOP Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona told CNN.
Green’s return may have caught Republicans by surprise – but Democratic leaders said they were ready for it.
"It was not a surprise," House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told CNN of Green's return.
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said Green "had been out, but he saw the importance of coming and he did.â€Â
Green was not the only lawmaker rushing back to the Capitol for the crucial vote.
Rep. Hal Rogers, a Kentucky Republican who has been recovering from a car accident, appeared on the House floor in a large neck brace, and GOP Rep. Nick Langworthy of New York returned just in time to vote after leaving the Capitol for an emergency.
“It was all hands on deck,†Thompson reflected.
Deciding Democrat to sink Mayorkas vote was wheeled on to House floor at the last minute
The House failed to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a stunning defeat and embarrassment for Republican leadership. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
Deciding Democrat to sink Mayorkas vote was wheeled on to House floor at the last minute
From CNN's Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, and Manu Raju
The surprise maneuver by House Democrats that sunk the Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment vote came at the last minute.
Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, who has been absent recovering from surgery, was expected to miss the vote, which would have given House Republicans the margins they needed to impeach the Homeland Security secretary.
But, sources said, Green was wheeled onto the House floor at the last minute with no shoes, to vote against impeaching Mayorkas and deliver a stunning defeat to Republicans.
Leading up to the vote, Republicans believed that Green’s absence would give them the cushion they needed if a few GOP lawmakers defected and felt confident they would be able to squeak the vote through up until the last minute.
Up until Green’s vote changed the margins and tipped the vote over the edge against Republicans, the plan to bring him back was in flux, a source familiar with the plans told CNN.
Even Republicans acknowledged that Democrats' decision to wait to reveal Green’s presence was well-played.
“I like a good game. They played a good game. I don’t like that we lost†GOP Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona told CNN.
Green’s return may have caught Republicans by surprise – but Democratic leaders said they were ready for it.
"It was not a surprise," House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told CNN of Green's return.
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said Green "had been out, but he saw the importance of coming and he did.â€Â
Green was not the only lawmaker rushing back to the Capitol for the crucial vote.
Rep. Hal Rogers, a Kentucky Republican who has been recovering from a car accident, appeared on the House floor in a large neck brace, and GOP Rep. Nick Langworthy of New York returned just in time to vote after leaving the Capitol for an emergency.
“It was all hands on deck,†Thompson reflected.
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Ingraham: The border patrol union has said, come out and said the bill is better than the status quo.
Johnson: I think it does have something to do with the pay structure that's in the bill.
Ingraham: *laughs*
Senate to vote on Plan B: Ukraine funding without border security
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to strip the bipartisan border security deal from the emergency defense spending bill and bring a package funding the war in Ukraine, Israel, the…
thehill.com
So it was designed to fail, but give vulnerable Dems an opportunity to say "Hey, at least we tried." Christ, I hate these people, but credit where credit's due: this was pretty crafty.
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