House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said “there’s room for a conversation” about whether certain barriers might be the best security strategy in some places along the border.
“I have a record of supporting barriers in the past, so I’m not running from that,” Thompson said Wednesday. “I just think that over time you have to develop and see whether or not there are ways of accomplishing what you want other than barriers, if it can be accomplished. Some places, barriers are probably the optimal.”
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“Smart border security is not overly reliant on physical barriers, which the Trump administration has failed to demonstrate are cost effective compared to better technology and more personnel,” House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said at the conference meeting.
When asked afterward if physical barriers are off the table, Lowey was noncommittal. “At this point, I’m certainly not going to give an answer to that question,” she told reporters.
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Dems have offered in excess of 25 billion for border security and another 7 billion for more agents....Yeah, lets see if there is a counter offer......idiots....
“Smart border security is not overly reliant on physical barriers, which the Trump administration has failed to demonstrate are cost effective compared to better technology and more personnel,”
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said at the conference meeting.
this is the stupidest fucking thing i've read today.
it's a given that border security - "smart" or not - is not overly reliant on physical barriers.
it's also a given that a barrier is, over time, exponentially more cost effective than technology and additional personnel. technology and people cost $$$ on an ongoing basis. technology in replacement and upgrades, and personnel in salaries and benefits. both of which are subject to ongoing appropriation battles.
you build a fucking wall, you build it once, it's paid for and done.
you know, i get the fact that democrats are going to fight this and fuck this up every step of the way. but the least they could do is come up with a compelling and intelligent argument in the meantime.
Where did you read that Runaway Denise?
Dems have offered in excess of 25 billion for border security and another 7 billion for more agents....
no they haven't.
where'd you get that? alky's borowitz report?
no they haven't.
yes they have.....
if they have it's a fucking secret, dumbass.
Just because you again are a day late and 5 bucks short does not mean shit rat hole.....jag off...
if they have it's a fucking secret, dumbass.
Secret for the willfully lazy assholes like you.....it is actually a lot more than I had heard
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-democrats-reveal-details-for-opening-offer-in-border-negotiations/
"Worker wage gains just broke 3% for the first time in more than 10 years
Wages and salaries for American workers rose 3.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the government's Employment Cost Index."
MAGA and wealthy again.
Dems have offered in excess of 25 billion for border security and another 7 billion for more agents....
appears exactly nowhere in that article you linked.
that's why you're only reliable for being a fucking asshole, denny.
thanks for playing. now go eat a pistol.
I went to his link too.
Maybe Denise meant to put up a different link. Technology in the hands of some one his age is hard.
appears exactly nowhere in that article you linked.
It is a whole lot more.....and the details of the 55 billion are not given.....oh well....tough shit....seems you will have to wait until the details are provided.....LOLOLOL
that's why you're only reliable
And you are a worthless pile of shit...just like trump and the goat fucker.......sad how little you have to offer but sophomoric insults like the child you are....LOLOLOLO
about $22 billion in total funding for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement
$675 million for scanners at points of entry
$502 million for "humanitarian concerns at the border" such as food and medical care
$400 million in border security technology, 1,000 new customs agents
$156.7 million for new boats, planes and sensors.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/31/democrats-opening-border-security-offer/2732549002/
KD said...
I went to his link too.
And we all know you can't read or figure things out....asshole
Well Denny - the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has a budget. I am fairly certain that nobody is looking to cut off the budget. The Budget that the Democrats are offering is a whopping half billion over last year's budget. But of course, the argument is not about the "working budget".
The argument is about the supplemental amounts that the President and GOP has been asking for (which include $5.7 billion for construction of the barrier) - all that would be on top of the overall "budget".
What the Democrats are countering with is:
$675 million for scanners at points of entry
$502 million for "humanitarian concerns at the border" such as food and medical care
$400 million in border security technology, 1,000 new customs agents
$156.7 million for new boats, planes and sensor
____________________________
$1.733 billion
and they are asking for more "customs agents" rather than "border security agents". The former works more in helping people "into" the country, while the former works to keep people from illegally getting into the country.
Even the humanitarian amounts are less than what the President/GOP are asking for.
I am fairly certain that nobody is looking to cut off the budget. The Budget that the Democrats are offering is a whoppi
And I am certain you, like rat hole have no clue to what you are posting....no surprise there....I see you omitted the salary of 1000 agents in your stupid recap and the 22 billion enforcement...Now may I suggest, you go away and eat donnie's shorts....something you do very well....Nice try for such a naive trump dick sucker like yourself...Lil Scotty....
The white Flag of Dennis flies high again.
Worker wage gains just broke 3% for the first time in more than 10 years
Wages and salaries for American workers rose 3.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the government's Employment Cost Index."
MAGA and wealthy again.
Socialist attack, that didn't take long. Life Time Democrat Schultz is going to get a lot of this.
"“Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire asshole!” the heckler shouted. “Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with the other billionaire elite who think they know how to run the world!”
The goat fucker declares a .5% wage growth after inflation a win.....whatta douche nozzle!!!
This was just in my email today.
Kevin McCarthy emailed you.
Now, I’m emailing you.
The bottom line is this: House Conservatives have HOURS left to reach their first FEC deadline of the year.
TRIPLE-MATCH Status: Active
motionmailapp.com
Take a stand
If they don’t meet this deadline, they’ll start the year without the proper funding necessary to fuel the foundations of a successful campaign to take back the House in 2020.
Winning back the House in 2020 is the only way we can make certain America stays on the right path that the President’s economic policies have put us on.
This battle is crucial. Your support is the only way we can win.
Hurry -- Rush whatever you can right now to help Conservatives begin critical preparations to take back the House.
Thank you,
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Dayum I thought he was dead, like breitbart...
Best income increases in 10 years.
Better then the Lost Years.
Again Trump Winning never ever get$ old.
What the Democrats are countering with is:
$675 million for scanners at points of entry
$502 million for "humanitarian concerns at the border" such as food and medical care
$400 million in border security technology, 1,000 new customs agents
$156.7 million for new boats, planes and sensor
____________________________
$1.733 billion
notice that everything on their list with the possible exception of the boats and planes - the bulk of it - can be defunded in a future appropriation.
and that's the fucking point.
democrats are treacherous lying scum and cannot be trusted on this or any other issue of any significance.
Dayum I thought he was dead, like breitbart...
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KD said...
Best income increases in 10 years
When is a win a loss.....when KD declares victory....asshole...
The facts that This President did what the Lost Years pres didn't .
Trump is surrendering to ISIS
WASHINGTON — A draft Pentagon report warns that without continued pressure, ISIS could regain territory in six to 12 months, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the draft.
The finding is in a draft of the Department of Defense Inspector General Quarterly Report about Operation Inherent Resolve that is expected to be released early next week. The report draws on information from the U.S. military, U.S. government agencies, and open source reports
Even the Republican controlled senate Intelligence committee has been investigating the calls about the infamous Gold Tower meeting.
Investigators on the Senate Intelligence Committee have learned the identities of three blocked phone calls with Donald Trump Jr just before and after the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting on June 9, 2016, three sources familiar with the calls told ABC News.
The calls to blocked numbers, which came on June 6, and after the meeting on June 9, were between Trump Jr.’s cell phone and two family friends -- NASCAR CEO Brian France and real estate developer Howard Lorber, according to the sources.
Both men have close ties to President Donald Trump and actively supported his campaign during the 2016 election.
When France announced his endorsement of Trump’s candidacy – a decision that drew backlash from the professional driving community – the campaign released a statement, penned by France, in which he said Trump’s “leadership and strength are desperately needed.” At a campaign rally in February 2016, France appeared beside Trump, who he said he had known for more than 20 years, and lauded him as a “winner.
When Obama took office the economy was losing 80,000 jobs per month. The DJOI was about 7,000. Trump inherited a strong economy. Those are the facts kput'z.
This is a segment of the President's interview with "failing" New York Times.
He cannot be educated.
Mr. Trump has been considering an emergency declaration to spend money on a wall even without congressional approval, an action that would most likely draw a court challenge, and he said Ms. Pelosi would not be able to stop him. “I’ll continue to build the wall, and we’ll get the wall finished,” he said. “Now whether or not I declare a national emergency — that you’ll see.”
On another point of contention, the president noted that he had summoned his intelligence chiefs, including Dan Coats, the national intelligence director, and Gina Haspel, the C.I.A. director, to the White House because he had heard they contradicted his foreign policy during testimony to Congress this week. Mr. Coats and the others told lawmakers that North Korea was unlikely to give up its nuclear arsenal, that Iran has not restarted work to build one and that the Islamic State was not defeated, all assessments that clash with the president’s worldview.
But Mr. Trump said the intelligence chiefs told him their presentation was misinterpreted. “They said, ‘Sir, our testimony was totally mischaracterized,’” Mr. Trump said. “I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ And when you read their testimony and you read their statements, it was mischaracterized by the media.”
Mr. Trump said he has likewise received reassurances from Mr. Rosenstein, who until Attorney General Jeff Sessions was fired in November was overseeing the Russia investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III.
“He told the attorneys that I’m not a subject, I’m not a target,” Mr. Trump said. Asked if that also covered the separate investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, he said, “I don’t know about that.”
But he denied having anything to do with Mr. Stone’s involvement with WikiLeaks, which during the campaign posted online Democratic emails that were stolen by Russian intelligence services. He expressed sympathy for Mr. Stone for having to endure a raid by heavily armed F.B.I. agents that resulted in his arrest last week.
“I’ve always liked — I like Roger, he’s a character,” Mr. Trump said, insisting that the F.B.I. agents charging “a house like they did at six o’clock in the morning. I think that was a very sad thing for this country.”
Mr. Trump said he had played no role in directing White House officials to arrange for his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, to receive a top-secret clearance. Mr. Kushner’s top-secret clearance application was rejected at least once, after concerns were raised by the F.B.I. about his foreign contacts. The C.I.A., which also raised concerns about Mr. Kushner’s foreign contacts, has continued to deny him access to “sensitive compartmentalized information.”
He tweeted earlier that the North Koreans have given up their nuclear weapons program.
Dan Coats said yesterday that the Korean government has not discontinued their nuclear weapons program.
He's not fit to be the President of the United States.
I will provide the link.
Trump, in Interview, Calls Wall Talks ‘Waste of Time’ and Dismisses Investigations https://nyti.ms/2Uzsn94
Boring Roger
Roger, where did your predicted Depression go?
Every single time old stupid broken Alky attempts to say anything about the US Economy he fucks it up.
"When Obama took office the economy was losing 80,000 jobs per month. " 2nd Generation Alky
since the Great Recession. Under President Barack Obama, the economy averaged an additional 109,000 jobs per month, and the administration oversaw 75 consecutive months of growth, the longest streak of total job growth on record.
The U.S. added 2.2 million jobs in 2016, on top of 2.7 million jobs gained in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In fact, there has been growth of at least 2 million jobs in each of President Obama’s last six years in office, and there have been 75 consecutive months of jobs growth, a modern-day record.
As for overall net jobs growth, the White House has frequently cited the fact that “more than 15 million new jobs” have been created under Obama’s watch. That figure is only accurate if you look at the number of jobs added since the post-recession economy began picking up steam, in 2010. Obama, of course, became president in January 2009, when the global economy was collapsing and hundreds of thousands of American workers were losing their jobs each month.
When you compare the number of jobs when Obama took office with the total now, the difference is a net gain of 11.3 million jobs. That’s good—vastly better than the addition of 2.3 million jobs during George W. Bush’s eight years in office—but not as strong as jobs growth when Ronald Reagan (15.9 million jobs) or Bill Clinton (22.9 million jobs) was president.
They were not the lost years kput'z
January 1 2009
The first reports come in showing that Christmas week 2008 shopper traffic was down 4.9% and retail spending was down 2.3% compared to 2007. The results are worse than what forecasters had recently anticipated, even with stores drastically discounting merchandise to try to entice last-minute shoppers.
January 20
Inauguration of President Barack Obama, who says, “Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some.” I take a break from my job and watch the ceremonies on TV with my co-workers.
January 21
I get the news that the magazine I am working for is closing, and that I am getting laid off along with the rest of the staff. (Among roughly five thousand other thoughts I have is this one: Hasn’t this Obama guy had enough time to fix the economy already?) We head to a pub to grab a bite and drown our sorrows, and, in one of the nicest gestures I can recall, the owner, upon hearing that we’d all lost our jobs, hands each of us an envelope with a $10 gift certificate inside.
Our sorry lot is not alone: Nearly 600,000 American workers lose their jobs in January, the most in a month since December 1974.
At the end of the month, the unemployment rate is measured to be 7.6%.
http://business.time.com/2009/12/15/the-year-of-living-cheaply-a-retrospective/
Every single time old stupid kput'z attempts to say anything about the US Economy he fucks it up.
Roger still brags about all the part time, temp and contract jobs Obama created. What an economic dumbass.
Bullshit again. The 13,000 jobs in Winter are not going to happen.
It was not a perfect recovery but the truth is that the country was a lot better off than when you hero Bush left office.
And 72 months was an all time record recovery.
Wisconsin
The net gain of 11.3 million jobs. That’s good—vastly better than the addition of 2.3 million jobs during George W. Bush’s eight years in office
McConnell introduced a resolution that urges the Trump administration to conduct a thorough review of its strategy regarding Syria, including an assessment of the risks of withdrawal, and calls on the administration to certify the enduring defeat of al-Qaida and ISIS before any significant withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria or Afghanistan.
"ISIS and al-Qaida have yet to be defeated. And American national security interests require continued commitment to our missions," McConnell said on the Senate floor.
Republican senators have been put in the uncomfortable position of chiding the childish president while simultaneously appearing to support him. It is a reflection of both Trump's unorthodox beliefs and his enduring popularity with the Republican base they both share.
Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that what the president had declared was just a "shorter" version of what the Senate was now passing.
Asked by NPR whether the resolution was a rebuke of the president, Risch said, "No, it isn't, because it's not."
"This is just a way of saying that we in the Congress ... the military ... and the president agree," Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told NPR. "It's just another way of emphasizing something that people just don't understand." like the President
"The 13,000 jobs in Winter are not going to happen." Broken drag queen
Every single time old stupid broken Alky attempts to say anything about the US Economy he fucks it up.
The Lost Years of Obimbo historic fact.
Oh and his 13 Trillion added to the National Debt.
Impeachment, in fact, is a vital protection against the dangers a president like Trump poses. And, crucially, many of its benefits—to the political health of the country, to the stability of the constitutional system—accrue irrespective of its ultimate result. Impeachment is a process, not an outcome, a rule-bound procedure for investigating a president, considering evidence, formulating charges, and deciding whether to continue on to trial.
The fight over whether Trump should be removed from office is already raging, and distorting everything it touches. Activists are radicalizing in opposition to a president they regard as dangerous. Within the government, unelected bureaucrats who believe the president is acting unlawfully are disregarding his orders, or working to subvert his agenda. By denying the debate its proper outlet, Congress has succeeded only in intensifying its pressures. And by declining to tackle the question head-on, it has deprived itself of its primary means of reining in the chief executive.
His budgets will add $8.3 trillion in four years.
In eight years it will increase by $16.6 trillion.
Congress can’t outsource its responsibilities to federal prosecutors. No one knows when Mueller’s report will arrive, what form it will take, or what it will say. Even if Mueller alleges criminal misconduct on the part of the president, under Justice Department guidelines, a sitting president cannot be indicted. Nor will the host of congressional hearings fulfill that branch’s obligations. The view they will offer of his conduct will be both limited and scattershot, focused on discrete acts. Only by authorizing a dedicated impeachment inquiry can the House begin to assemble disparate allegations into a coherent picture, forcing lawmakers to consider both whether specific charges are true and whether the president’s abuses of his power justify his removal.
Trump’s bipartisan critics are not merely arguing that he has dishonored the presidency. The most serious charge is that he is attacking the bedrock of American democracy.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/impeachment-trump/580468/
An Amazing choice.
"President Donald Trump reportedly is considering tapping Herman Cain to fill one of the two vacant seats on the Federal Reserve’s board.
Bloomberg News first reported the news, citing unnamed sources. CNBC says it has confirmed that Trump is considering Cain.
Cain, 73, served as a director on the board of the Kansas City Fed from 1992-1996. He eventually rose to become chairman of the board. He had been a board member of the Omaha branch of the Kansas City Fed since 1989."
Oh and his 13 Trillion added to the National Debt.
With most attributable to the failed Busch presidency and recession.....asshole
Every time.
"His budgets will add $8.3 trillion in four years." Lol@Roger.
Give us the by year deficit by President Trump.
You will soon see your latest error.
Roger had to run off.
Trumps spending has resulted in a 30% increase in the deficit over Obama's last year....with that growing to a forecast trillion dollars for the following year....
Winning:
Stock market had the best January in 30 years.
Lower than expected interest rate and the propose China trade deal were the primary factors cited.
Trumping the Obama economy.
What Roger Said:
"
Roger AmickFebruary 1, 2019 at 5:44 AM
His budgets will add $8.3 trillion in four years.
In eight years it will increase by $16.6 trillion
"
In eight years it will increase by $16.6 trillion
Prove that wrong goat fucking asshole....
According to the liver and fatty this isn’t true
Stocks wrap up best January in 30 years
Stock market had the best January in 30 years.
Wrong mutton breath......
That is outstanding news Cali.
Roger posted it.
Then ran off.
His fact filled statement remains.
"
Roger AmickFebruary 1, 2019 at 5:44 AM
His budgets will add $8.3 trillion in four years.
In eight years it will increase by $16.6 trillion"
Blogger KD said...
Roger posted it.
Nice try goat fucker....I asked YOU to prove it wrong and once again you run like the little chickenshit trumpist you are The fact remains you can't prove it wrong, asshole....
2017 - added $667 billion
2018 - added $774 billion
So, in 2019 and 2020 the deficit has to grow(under Pres. Polosi- cnn) by?
To get to Rogers $8.3 Trillion in Pres. Trump's first 4 years.
You were saying ?
Stock market had the best January in 30 years.
I was mistaken....I had heard it was the S+P that had the record month....about time it clawed back to early 2018 levels.....we shall see how that holds up......LOLOLOL to the idiots of the right...IOW's the lost trump year!!!!
So, in 2019 and 2020 the deficit has to grow(under Pres. Polosi- cnn) by?
Your statement goat fucker...prove it wrong...
i see the alky took his invincible ignorance out for a stroll...
by every objective measure, 0linsky's economy sucked. record welfare, food stamps, SSI disability, and unheard-of low employment participation is the truckload of turd polish one needs to shine the 0linsky regime's economic record. only if success can be measured in transfer payments from the haves to the have-nots can you say anything good about a devastatingly fucking miserable 8 years. tack on record racial strife, and a foreign policy that rewarded terrorists and gave putin license to use the white house lawn as his own personal drift track, and you're talking about a feckless fuckstick with the shit-fingered midas touch.
a delusion fueled by alcohol with some opioids sprinkled on top can make a person believe anything, i guess.
Opioids that made their way accross the southern border.
that made their way across the southern border.
Mainly at manned ports of entry, not through the the desert.....
I was mistaken....
as always
that made their way across the southern border.
Mainly at manned ports of entry, not through the the desert
How do you know?
Making shit up .
"Roger posted it.
Then ran off.
His fact filled statement remains.
"
Roger AmickFebruary 1, 2019 at 5:44 AM
His budgets will add $8.3 trillion in four years.
In eight years it will increase by $16.6 trillion"
8.3 Trillion < --- Rogers number.
2017 - added $667 billion
2018 - added $774 billion
1.44 Trillion in two years.
6.86 Trillion in this year and next for ran away coward Roger to be right.
6.86 Trillion in this year and next for ran away coward Roger to be right.
Well then get back to me in 2 years and let me know how much trump ran the country into the ditch....LOLOLOLOL!!!!
Seems to me the only thing you proved is that predictions cannot be proven as false!!!! .....Thanx for playing goat fucker...!!!!
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