House legislators have approved the transfer of $750 million toward the fight to contain Ebola, which continues to rapidly spread across West Africa. The figure is still below the $1 billion request from the Department of Defense—and the budget battle is not over. It is currently holed up in the Senate dependent on Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), a ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to give his approval. - Gabrielle Canon Aint the Senate rules grand? How many Senators out of 100 does it take to block something from gong forward in our democracy? If you guessed 51 or even 50, youre way off. In certain cases, such as this one, it only takes one. Talk about minority rule. A minority of 1 out of 100 determines what the Senate does (or doesnt do.) But of course, the Ebola outbreak, if it gets worse, will be Obamas fault. Just ask Republican Senator Jim Inhofe.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 05:41:20 +0000
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