December 17, 2010 07:55 PM UTC

the OTHER big legislation - Appropriations.

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• by: Barron X

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so, I was skimming through the First Continuing Resolution, H. R. 3801, and in addition to $7 Billion for US nuclear weapons, and $2.8 billion for Israeli weapons, I see this gem:

“SEC. 134. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,

for payment in equal shares to the children and grandchildren

of Robert C. Byrd, $193,400 is appropriated.”  

So, his paycheck wasn’t enough ?  The unseen financial benefits of all the pork he dealt wasn’t enough ?  

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careful what comments you leave.  

This diary will likely be largely revised as I keep looking for the text of the proposed third CR, currently under consideration.  

I’m checking to see if it addresses the indefinite detention of Guantanamo Detainees, as the now-dead Omnibus Appropriations Bill did.

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