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Today's House budget votes

Posted by Sini

Lots of amendments on the Transportation budget. One by Republican Jeff Flake of Arizona to cut $425 million from the Amtrak budget.

Energy independence is hardly an issue these days, so what better time for Republicans to once again try to fulfill their dream of gutting what remains of our public transportation infrastructure?

But there were more creative proposals afoot. Michelle Bachmann, the first Republican congresswoman in the history of Minnesota, did her state proud yet again: the self proclaimed "fool for Christ" wanted to take $106 million from the Amtrak budget to give it to homeless shelters.

Both proposals failed. But just imagine how many such proposals passed every single day during the twelve years Republicans controlled the House.

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