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Re:Strengthening Congressional Independence from Corporate L... by garmaine on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:37AM (#21092465)
Newt Gingrich != the Republican party. I'm sure I can cherry-pick some Democratic politician to get the point across if I cared, but I don't because your post is trolling.
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Re:Strengthening Congressional Independence from Corporate L... by atonse on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:48AM (#21092587)
Errr he was the LEADER of the Republican Party, literally the Speaker of the House.
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Re:Strengthening Congressional Independence from Corporate L... by tylerl on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:55AM (#21092664)
So, like Harry Reid was for the Democrats? Yeah, we got baddies on both sides, especially in positions of authority.
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Re:Strengthening Congressional Independence from Corporate L... by lonelappde on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:48AM (#21092588)
Newt Gingrich was the leader of the Republican Congress that closed the OTA, not a cherry-pick. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Technology_Assessm...
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Re:Strengthening Congressional Independence from Corporate L... by parsnips on Friday September 27, 2019 @11:07AM (#21092785)
who signed that budget?
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