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win_in_06 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:55 PM
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Senate Passes $10.5 million storm relief bill. Should it be more?
After all, even Walmart donated $17 million today.
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YDogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:58 PM
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1. That's pathetic. Should be more.
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:59 PM
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2. I heard (before the session started)
it was going to be $10 billion.
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:01 PM
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3. it was 10.5 Billion
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OneTwentyoNine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:11 PM
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4. $$ Billion....yeah Million would be pathetic.....n/t
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Kitsune Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:43 PM
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5. Oh god, you're kidding me?
10 million? That's a fucking insult.
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mikelewis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:48 PM
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6. It was 10.5 Billion and this should start the relief ball rolling...
It's a sizable amount to begin operations but it's going to go up in time, I'm quite sure.
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LisaL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:50 PM
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7. How about they start spending it NOW?
Cause humans don't last all that long without food or water.
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win_in_06 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:53 PM
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8. My mistake I thought I saw million flashed on the screen
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 11:16 PM
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9. $10.5 billion, huh?
Well, that's not enough to run the defense budget for two weeks, but it's something, I guess.
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safi0 Donating Member (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 12:20 AM
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10. It's supposed to be the
First of three
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tsuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 06:13 AM
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11. Should have been 80 billion. eom
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