Right, but they're interrelated. The investigation that the WH knew about was related to his lobbying for Turkey. It doesn't even have to do with his Russian connection.
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Right, but they're interrelated. The investigation that the WH knew about was related to his lobbying for Turkey. It doesn't even have to do with his Russian connection.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
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Shut up, loose cheeks
At you thinking about another mans ass cheeks
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It's all about the inches
Didn't deny they loose
I can't lie, today with all the fukkery and how fast moving it's going the sirens have helped segment the pages. That said, I get your position. Maybe limiting the number would be nice.@4d 6f 6e 65 79 stop putting stupid-ass siren gifs in every post please.
If you have links to drop, then drop them. Nothing else. I realize this is like Christmas for you, but it's also really annoying.
Well that and I laugh at how mad people get at them.
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By Ginger Gibson and Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON
Scandals enveloping U.S. President Donald Trump have left Republican lawmakers and lobbyists increasingly gloomy about the prospects for passing sweeping tax cuts, a rollback of Obamacare and an ambitious infrastructure program.
With the White House and both chambers of the U.S. Congress under Republican control, party leaders and their allies in the business community had expected to get quick traction on their plans, with corporate tax cuts among the top priorities.
But four months into Trump's tenure, only limited progress has been made. The House of Representatives passed a measure to rewrite Obamacare, but the Senate is only in the very early stages of considering the issue. Lawmakers are just beginning their push on tax reform.
In addition to congressional probes that are taking place into possible collusion between Trump's 2016 campaign team and Russia, the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday named former FBI Director Robert Mueller to investigate the matter.
“It’s the elephant in the room right now,” said Republican Representative Pat Tiberi. “The smartest minds in the White House know that, whether it’s tax reform or anything else on the public policy front. It’s hard enough to get things done in the U.S. Capitol under the best of circumstances.”
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on tax reform on Thursday. Key administration and congressional leaders met Wednesday afternoon to discuss a path forward. But they remain a long way from signing a bill into law.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that “less drama from the White House” was needed to advance legislative priorities.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters on Wednesday that the legislative process had "pretty much ground to a halt" amid the tumult in Washington.
Republican Representative Steve Womack said it was important for committees investigating the Russia matter to move forward expeditiously to both ensure that the public gets answers and to clear the way for Congress to move on to other issues.
“Any time we get bogged down on these kinds of issues unrelated to the governing agenda, it serves to delay and to sometimes complicate the real job that we have to do for the American people,” Womack said.
At a news conference on Wednesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan urged his colleagues to "seize this moment” to pass tax reform.
But instead of discussing tax rates and structures, Ryan was faced with a series of questions about James Comey, who Trump fired as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation last week, and the Russia investigation.
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“My worry level has grown considerably,” one lobbyist said.
Some lobbyists suggested that Congress could consider focusing on tax breaks and perhaps leave aside the comprehensive overhaul of the tax code that they had originally hoped for.
“When this all started, the thing we heard from the Hill was ‘transformative tax reform,’” said a strategist who consults with major companies focused on tax reform. “I think as time passes, tax reform is going to look much different, that it may be begin to look more like tax cuts than tax reform.”
(Reporting by Ginger Gibson and Rick Cowan; Additional reporting by Amanda Becker and David Morgan; Editing by Caren Bohan and Leslie Adler)
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Took a nap this afternoon because it was fukking hot today and I feel like I missed a week of news.
They're really trying to knock these guys out of the paint
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Pence creates new "Great America Committee" PAC.
Rats on a sinking ship.....
Rats on a sinking ship.....
stop hatin@4d 6f 6e 65 79 stop putting stupid-ass siren gifs in every post please.
If you have links to drop, then drop them. Nothing else. I realize this is like Christmas for you, but it's also really annoying.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
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shyt is coming from every angle all at once. Looks like the defensive playbook for the 2006 ravens with all their blitzing schemes.
Reality
Make your own luck.
@4d 6f 6e 65 79 stop putting stupid-ass siren gifs in every post please.
If you have links to drop, then drop them. Nothing else. I realize this is like Christmas for you, but it's also really annoying.
When you become head chef of the thread and feed the brehs daily (pause
), then you can make the rules. Til then it's #SirenSet til we overdose
Thread lit like the fourth of July
Don't even ask me how
Republicans worry Trump scandals may doom legislative agenda
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By Ginger Gibson and Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON
Scandals enveloping U.S. President Donald Trump have left Republican lawmakers and lobbyists increasingly gloomy about the prospects for passing sweeping tax cuts, a rollback of Obamacare and an ambitious infrastructure program.
With the White House and both chambers of the U.S. Congress under Republican control, party leaders and their allies in the business community had expected to get quick traction on their plans, with corporate tax cuts among the top priorities.
But four months into Trump's tenure, only limited progress has been made. The House of Representatives passed a measure to rewrite Obamacare, but the Senate is only in the very early stages of considering the issue. Lawmakers are just beginning their push on tax reform.
In addition to congressional probes that are taking place into possible collusion between Trump's 2016 campaign team and Russia, the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday named former FBI Director Robert Mueller to investigate the matter.
“It’s the elephant in the room right now,” said Republican Representative Pat Tiberi. “The smartest minds in the White House know that, whether it’s tax reform or anything else on the public policy front. It’s hard enough to get things done in the U.S. Capitol under the best of circumstances.”
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on tax reform on Thursday. Key administration and congressional leaders met Wednesday afternoon to discuss a path forward. But they remain a long way from signing a bill into law.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that “less drama from the White House” was needed to advance legislative priorities.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters on Wednesday that the legislative process had "pretty much ground to a halt" amid the tumult in Washington.
Republican Representative Steve Womack said it was important for committees investigating the Russia matter to move forward expeditiously to both ensure that the public gets answers and to clear the way for Congress to move on to other issues.
“Any time we get bogged down on these kinds of issues unrelated to the governing agenda, it serves to delay and to sometimes complicate the real job that we have to do for the American people,” Womack said.
At a news conference on Wednesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan urged his colleagues to "seize this moment” to pass tax reform.
But instead of discussing tax rates and structures, Ryan was faced with a series of questions about James Comey, who Trump fired as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation last week, and the Russia investigation.
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Several lobbyists said that in the past week their corporate clients have grown more cautious on the prospects for tax reform but still hope that at least a small package can be approved.
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- U.S. cyber bill would shift power away from spy agency
“My worry level has grown considerably,” one lobbyist said.
Some lobbyists suggested that Congress could consider focusing on tax breaks and perhaps leave aside the comprehensive overhaul of the tax code that they had originally hoped for.
“When this all started, the thing we heard from the Hill was ‘transformative tax reform,’” said a strategist who consults with major companies focused on tax reform. “I think as time passes, tax reform is going to look much different, that it may be begin to look more like tax cuts than tax reform.”
(Reporting by Ginger Gibson and Rick Cowan; Additional reporting by Amanda Becker and David Morgan; Editing by Caren Bohan and Leslie Adler)
These fukk boys don't give a single fukk about the country or the integrity of their president.
Can't wait til they all go down with the clown.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
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Their guy and his whole crew is being investigated for treason and their concern is that it'll hurt their legislative agendaThese fukk boys don't give a single fukk about the country or the integrity of their president.
Can't wait til they all go down with the clown.
. Traitors to our democracy all of them. RICO the lot of them. Bring the whole party down.
