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    GOP Senators, White House Officials Huddle About Paid Family Leave

    Paid Family Leave Next Bipartisan Win for White House?

    Several Republicans senators and White House officials met on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning to develop a pathway forward on a paid family leave plan, a top priority of President Donald Trump and an opportunity for a bipartisan populist victory for both sides in politics.

    A Senate GOP aide told Breitbart News that Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a Louisiana Republican who is currently drafting legislation to address the issue, hosted Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Todd Young (R-IN), as well as Trump’s daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka Trump, to discuss a pathway forward on paid family leave.

    “This meeting was scheduled a week ago and will bring together key members of the Senate who are pushing to make progress this year on a proposal that has unified Republican support,” the Senate GOP aide told Breitbart News.

    ....

    In a joint release with the other meeting attendees, Sen. Cassidy said he is focused on finding a solution that is fiscally responsible.

    “There is widespread interest in helping moms and dads have the financial flexibility they need to raise children. The key will be crafting a policy that is fiscally sustainable, targeted, and doesn’t bury taxpayers in even more red ink,” Cassidy said in a statement. “We’re going to work hard in my committee to craft a good, bipartisan solution that empowers families to succeed. This is pro-family, pro-baby, pro-mama.”....
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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    Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
    GOP Senators, White House Officials Huddle About Paid Family Leave

    Paid Family Leave Next Bipartisan Win for White House?

    Several Republicans senators and White House officials met on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning to develop a pathway forward on a paid family leave plan, a top priority of President Donald Trump and an opportunity for a bipartisan populist victory for both sides in politics.

    A Senate GOP aide told Breitbart News that Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a Louisiana Republican who is currently drafting legislation to address the issue, hosted Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Todd Young (R-IN), as well as Trump’s daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka Trump, to discuss a pathway forward on paid family leave.

    “This meeting was scheduled a week ago and will bring together key members of the Senate who are pushing to make progress this year on a proposal that has unified Republican support,” the Senate GOP aide told Breitbart News.

    ....

    In a joint release with the other meeting attendees, Sen. Cassidy said he is focused on finding a solution that is fiscally responsible.

    “There is widespread interest in helping moms and dads have the financial flexibility they need to raise children. The key will be crafting a policy that is fiscally sustainable, targeted, and doesn’t bury taxpayers in even more red ink,” Cassidy said in a statement. “We’re going to work hard in my committee to craft a good, bipartisan solution that empowers families to succeed. This is pro-family, pro-baby, pro-mama.”....
    Bipartisan? Look at the list of people invited to discuss...

    That being said, Dems will probably support.
    The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

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    • #3
      Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
      Bipartisan? Look at the list of people invited to discuss...

      That being said, Dems will probably support.
      Dems supporting would qualify it as bipartisan. Trump is essentially taking a "liberal" idea and bipartisanizing it.
      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
        Dems supporting would qualify it as bipartisan. Trump is essentially taking a "liberal" idea and bipartisanizing it.
        And since the congressional Republicans fall in line with pretty much anything Trump says/does, we can expect a lot of "baaaaaaa" followed by supportive votes.
        The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

        I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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        • #5
          Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
          And since the congressional Republicans fall in line with pretty much anything Trump says/does, we can expect a lot of "baaaaaaa" followed by supportive votes.
          Didn't you just point out, rather smugly, that not all Republicans fall in line with Trump -- particularly in his "national emergency" declaration?
          The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
            Didn't you just point out, rather smugly, that not all Republicans fall in line with Trump -- particularly in his "national emergency" declaration?
            So, first, "smugly" is an assumption on your part.

            Second, the previous post said "the right," not "Republicans"

            Third, note the distinction between "the right" and "Congressional Republicans"
            Last edited by carpedm9587; 02-15-2019, 12:15 PM.
            The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

            I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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            • #7
              Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
              Note the distinction between "Republicans" and "Congressional Republicans"
              The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                You missed the edit...
                The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
                  Note the distinction between "Republicans" and "Congressional Republicans"
                  Note that not all Congressional Republicans fall in line with whatever Trump says. As evidence, I point to every single failed Republican attempt to pass legislation when they controlled both legislative chambers.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
                    You missed the edit...
                    I wasn't aiming at it.
                    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                      I wasn't aiming at it.
                      I am under no illusion you could have hit it even if you were aiming...
                      The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                      I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                        Note that not all Congressional Republicans fall in line with whatever Trump says. As evidence, I point to every single failed Republican attempt to pass legislation when they controlled both legislative chambers.
                        Yeah - that's a good point. "Congressional Republicans" was too wide a brush. Indeed, it's an example of one of those superlatives I was talking about earlier, implying "all Congressional Republicans." So consider me justly hoisted upon my own petard.
                        The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                        I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                        • #13
                          Will this be some sort of upgrade to FMLA?

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                            Will this be some sort of upgrade to FMLA?
                            No Clue
                            The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                            I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                              Paid Family Leave Next Bipartisan Win for White House?
                              Bunch of Commies!
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