Thursday, February 8, 2018

JOEL B POLLAK - NANCY PELOSI THANKS THE ILLEGAL INVADERS FOR BREAKING THE GRINGO LAWS, STEALING JOBS, SUCKING UP BILLIONS IN WELFARE, AND VOTING DEMOCRAT FOR MORE



Nancy Pelosi Thanks Illegal Aliens for Breaking the Law to Bring ‘Dreamers’ to USA


House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke for more than eight hours on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, using her prerogative as a party leader to mount a filibuster to draw attention to the cause of illegal aliens.

The House, unlike the Senate, does not actually have a filibuster rule that allows members to speak as long as they want. Only the Speaker of the House and the party leaders can hold the floor indefinitely.
Pelosi said she was taking a stand to draw attention to the plight of the so-called “Dreamers,” who are illegal aliens brought into the country as minors.
During her remarks, she hailed the “Dreamers,” whom she said had arrived in the country illegally through no fault of their own.
She then went on to thank the parents of the “Dreamers” — i.e. those who deliberately broke the law.
“I say to their parents: Thank you for bringing these Dreamers to America. We’re in your debt for the courage it took, for you to take the risk, physically, politically, in every way, to do so,” she said.
"I say to their parents: Thank you for bringing these Dreamers to America. We're in your debt for the courage it took, for you to take the risk, physically, politically, in every way, to do so." - @NancyPelosi http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4713541/nancy-pelosi-illegal-aliens-breaking-law 
Democrats actually failed to pass any legislation on immigration when Pelosi was Speaker, though her party controlled both Capitol Hill and the White House from 2009 to 2011.
President Barack Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, using — or abusing — his executive powers of prosecutorial discretion on a massive scale to shield some 700,000 applicants from deportation.
Pelosi declared Wednesday that she would speak until Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) promised a vote on legislation to protect the “Dreamers” — something he has already promised to do, at least with regard to Republican legislation on the issue.
Just last month, President Donald Trump offered a deal that included a “path to citizenship” for all of the estimated 1.8 million “Dreamers,” including those who did not register for DACA. But Democrats rejected that deal over Trump’s demand for a border wall, plus an end to chain migration and the diversity visa lottery.
Pelosi’s speech broke a record going back to 1909 for the longest speech on the House floor. Her stand was coordinated with protests by pro-amnesty groups against Trump’s alleged “white supremacy.” Her speech may also have been aimed at impressing Democrats with her strength and stamina, in the midst of speculation that she could be forced to step down, either before or after the November midterm elections.
Republicans have made Pelosi a prime target in congressional races, and will privately welcome her extended tenure in leadership.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He was named to Forward’s 50 “most influential” Jews in 2017. He is the co-author of How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
This article has been updated to reflect the fact that Pelosi stopped speaking after more than eight hours.

Enough Fentanyl to Kill Millions Found En Route to U.S. South of Border

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/01/27/enough-fentanyl-kill-millions-found-en-route-u-s-south-border/

US Senate Democrats agree to massive boost in military spending

By Josh Varlin
8 February 2018
Senate Democrats on Wednesday agreed to a bipartisan two-year budget deal boosting defense spending by $160 billion, well above what the Trump administration requested in its budget proposal. The agreement demonstrates that the Democrats, no less than the Republicans, support preparations for new and more bloody wars, including with major nuclear-armed powers such as Russia and China.
The deal comes within the context of the recently released National Defense Strategy and Nuclear Posture Review, which declare that the new axis of American military strategy is preparation for “great-power competition,” i.e., world war. The documents single out Iran, North Korea, China and Russia—three of which are nuclear-armed—and outline a plan for the development of so-called “low-yield” nuclear weapons to be used in battle.
The budget deal also includes some $120 billion in additional domestic spending, of which $20 billion is earmarked for infrastructure and $6 billion for the opioid crisis. Bloomberg News reports, “The deal would be at least partly paid for by cuts to mandatory spending programs elsewhere in the budget, according to the Republican summary.”
The right-wing character of the Senate deal is underscored by the fact that Defense Secretary and retired General James Mattis is a major supporter. Mattis appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, where he warned against passing repeated continuing resolutions instead of a full budget. He spoke not as a supplicant, but rather as a commander addressing his subordinates, issuing Congress its marching orders to end the uncertainty and get on with the business of approving a huge increase in the Pentagon budget.
Mattis told the committee: “Should you stumble into a year-long continuing resolution, your military will not be able to provide pay for our troops by the end of the fiscal year, not recruit the 15,000 Army soldiers and 4,000 Air Force airmen required to fill critical manning shortfalls ... and delay contracts for vital acquisition programs necessary to modernize the force.”
After Senate leaders announced the agreement, Mattis praised it at a news conference in the White House briefing room, where he repeated almost verbatim his warning to the House Armed Services Committee. He also reiterated that he was providing the White House with options for a military attack on North Korea.
The $80 billion in additional military spending per year surpasses Trump’s budget request for the fiscal year, which asked for an added $54 billion, itself a 10 percent increase. The legislation provides $700 billion for defense programs in 2018 and $716 billion in 2019.
It also includes some $80 billion for disaster relief from the hurricanes and wildfires that have devastated Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and California, months after the disasters occurred. This entirely inadequate amount will do next to nothing to aid the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes and possessions or build the infrastructure needed to minimize the impact of future natural disasters. Some 40 percent of Puerto Ricans are still without power, suffering for months in the longest and biggest blackout in US history.
The Senate deal also extends the deadline for lifting the nation’s debt ceiling from next month to March 2019.
It is well understood by both parties that the increase in the budget deficit resulting from the new spending, most of which is for the military, will be used as a pretext to cut major domestic programs and entitlements such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
The deal comes less than two days before the deadline to pass a continuing budget resolution. If neither a full budget nor a stopgap measure is passed by 12:01 a.m. Friday, the government will shut down, during which “non-essential” services will be suspended and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed.
The Senate is expected to pass the budget today, after which the House must pass it before it can go to Trump for his signature. Although the Republicans have a majority in both houses of Congress, a group of ultra-right budget-hawk Republicans organized in the Freedom Caucus is expected to vote against the deal, necessitating Democratic support.
The Democrats’ agreement on a right-wing budget plan is part of their broader collaboration in implementing Trump’s social and economic agenda, including his tax cut for the rich. The contrast between this and their escalating conflict with the White House over the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into fabricated charges of Russian meddling in the 2016 election campaign and continuing subversion, and collusion by Trump officials and the president himself, underscores the entirely right-wing basis of their opposition to the administration.
Aligned with the dominant sections of the intelligence/military complex, the Democrats’ opposition is focused on differences over US imperialist foreign policy. In the political warfare between equally right-wing factions within the ruling class and the state, they speak for the camp that demands there be no retreat from the belligerent anti-Russia policy of the Obama administration.


Congress’ Leaders Exclude Border Wall Funding from $296 Billion Budget Deal



The two-year $296 billion budget deal includes no money for the border wall but does direct the Department of Homeland Security to $800 million for various disaster-related construction and procurement projects.

The exclusion of border-wall funding in the two-year budget planning document does not block border-wall funds from being included in the final appropriations bills for 2018. Both the Senate and House draft bills now include roughly $1.5 billion for wall construction in 2018. 
President Donald Trump has called for a $25 billion fund to build the wall over several years. 
Once the two-year budget plan is approved, legislators will try to finish the 2018 appropriations bill during the next six weeks — and Democrats will likely oppose any significant border-wall spending for 2018. 
GOP leaders did not press to include border-wall funding in the two-year budget but instead allowed determined Democrats to exclude the funding. During the closed-door negotiations, the GOP concessions on the wall were likely swapped for gains in their priority projects. 
Small-government conservatives oppose the two-year budget plan because it grows government spending by a huge $296 billion over two years, including $160 billion for national security and $90 billion for disaster relief.
Pro-amnesty Democrats oppose the budget plan because it does not include an amnesty for 3.25 million younger illegals.
The budget plan does include approval for a series of construction projects and various”operations and support” spending categories. For example, the construction spending includes this passage on page 41:
For an additional amount for Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Matthew, $718,919,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That, not later than 60 days after enactment of this subdivision, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or her designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds appropriated under this heading.
Read the entire budget here.
The 652-page budget document is packed with semi-hidden carrots and presents for influential Senators and House members.


Poll: Congressional Democrats Lose Ground On Key Issues of Jobs, Economy, Immigration




A just-released Morning Consult poll shows that congressional Democrats have lost ground on key issues such as the economy, jobs, national security, and even immigration.

It was only a month ago when Democrats and their national media allies were crowing over the coming Big Blue Wave of 2018, which is now starting to look an awful lot like the Big Blue Wall of 2016 that was supposed to ensure Hillary Clinton’s presidential victory. Just as President Trump proved that a Republican could climb over that wall to win Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania — the 2018 mid-term wave has receded more than just a little bit.
On the Real Clear Politics polls of polls, what was a double digit lead for Democrats on the generic ballot has dwindled to a mere 6 point lead, which will probably not be enough for Nancy Pelosi to become House Speaker.
Not only is the overall trend against the Big Blue Wave, so, too, are the internals of the latest poll from Morning Consult when compared to the same firm’s poll from June of 2016.
On the question of who voters trust more to handle key issues, voters have moved away from Democrats and towards Republicans…
Economy
June 2017: Democrats 40 / Republicans 42 — R+2
February 2018: Democrats 36 / Republicans 45 — R+9
Republican gain of +7

Job Creation
June 2017: D 40 / R 42 — R+2
February 2018: D 37 / R 43 — R+6
Republican gain of +4

National Security
June 2017: D 37 / R 43 — R+6
February 2018: D 33 / R 46 — R+13
Republican gain of +7

Immigration
June 2017: D 40 / R 43 — R+3
February 2018: D 37 / R 43 — R+6
Republican gain of +3

Energy
June 2017: D 44 / R 34 — D+10
February 2018: D40 / R 36 — D+4
Republican gain of +6

Generic Ballot
June 2017: D 43 / R 39 — D+4
February 2015: D 42 — R 38 — D+4
While Republicans are polling better on key issues that usually decide elections, this has not resulted in gaining any ground on this particular poll’s generic ballot.
On the issues where they always poll best — environment and education — back in June, Democrats enjoyed advantages of +20, and +11, respectively. Those numbers have not moved.
As of now, Democrats seem to want to make the 2018 mid-terms about immigration. On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Pelosi was hailed by the media for working an eight-hour day where she gave a speech  about illegal immigrants, that many saw as racially condescending. Given the Democrats’ increasing disadvantage on this issue, it should be of no surprise that some Democrats found Pelosi’s “stunt” tone deaf.

Follow John Nolte on Twitter @NolteNCFollow his Facebook Page here.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/08/poll-congressional-democrats-lose-ground-key-issues/

No comments: