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usonian

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3. A lot of people (excluding about half of congress) want an end to this BS

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #1)

Sat May 13, 2023, 01:14 AM

May 2023

and other posts have called it out as an artificial limitation.

The author notes the tail-chasing nature of it.
It's just leverage to get what they couldn't get otherwise. Weaponizing the budget.

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Much of it is political BS. But GOPers are subjecting folks to anxiety, concern, Silent Type May 2023 #1

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