In the 16-day gubment shutdown, we heard daily complaints from the Democrats for the House Republicans to vote on a "Clean CR." All they wanted was a CR that would pay to reopen the govt.
However when all was said and done, the CR was NOT clean, and included a massive kickback for McConnell.
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A proposal to end the government shutdown and avoid default orchestrated by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid includes a nearly $3 billion earmark for a Kentucky project.
Language in a draft of the McConnell-Reid deal (see page 13, section 123) provided to WFPL News shows a provision that increases funding for the massive Olmsted Dam Lock in Paducah, Ky., from $775 million to nearly $2.9 billion.
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This is par for the course for Democrats. If they can't win the debate, they throw money around and bribe others in Congress for votes. This is how they passed bummercare. Bummercare would not have passed if it would not have been for backdoor deals and kickbacks to fence-sitters.
McConnell should be ashamed. Not only did he raise the white flag and surrender without any concessions from the Democrats, but he did it for the money.
$2.9 Billion dollars is what bought a Republican and helped pass the so-called clean CR.
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