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jplinville · #1 01-27-2013, 06:50 AM

It's been what, 5 quarters now without a report? The last one was given in 2011...even though the law requires quarterly reports.

Can Congress withhold payments without the quarterly reports??

Obama Continues to Violate His Own

dynalow · #2 01-27-2013, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jplinville

It's been what, 5 quarters now without a report? The last one was given in 2011...even though the law requires quarterly reports.

Can Congress withhold payments without the quarterly reports??

Obama Continues to Violate His Own

You'll learn where Ambassador Stevens' plea for help died enroute from Lybia to State in DC before you read the next one.

I get a million cables a year. Don't expect me to read them all. Total dodge.Total BS.

Air&Road · #3 01-27-2013, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jplinville

It's been what, 5 quarters now without a report? The last one was given in 2011...even though the law requires quarterly reports.

Can Congress withhold payments without the quarterly reports??

Obama Continues to Violate His Own

HUGE surprise!

The saddest part of the whole thing is that the dishonest, biased media lets him get by with it.

Dubyagee · #4 01-27-2013, 09:37 AM

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HUGE surprise!

The saddest part of the whole thing is that the dishonest, biased media lets him get by with it.

And the populace does not care enough to organize their voices. Sadly the socialist are far more organized while the masses carry on with the daily grind.

elchivito · #5 01-27-2013, 11:41 AM

Which agency is responsible for issuing those reports?

Dubyagee · #6 01-27-2013, 12:15 PM

Funny how Liberals can make a gun ban in a matter of days but not pass a budget in years...

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EW5IdwltaAc?rel=0

jplinville · #7 01-27-2013, 12:35 PM

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Which agency is responsible for issuing those reports?

OMB...Office of Management and Budget, which falls under the White House. It's the same office responsible for submitting the President's budget proposal each year...

pj67coll · #8 01-27-2013, 12:55 PM

Given that the "stimulus" didn't "stimulate" ****, it's not likely you're going to see a report on it ever.

- Peter.

jplinville · #9 01-27-2013, 01:03 PM

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Given that the "stimulus" didn't "stimulate" ****, it's not likely you're going to see a report on it ever.

- Peter.

I guess this was useless...

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Air&Road · #10 01-27-2013, 01:06 PM

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Funny how Liberals can make a gun ban in a matter of days but not pass a budget in years...

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...... And the dishonest media lets them get by with it.

jplinville · #11 01-27-2013, 01:14 PM

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...... And the dishonest media lets them get by with it.

The media has nothing to do with it...Congress has yet to push the issue with the POTUS. Falling over the fiscal cliff was the one thing Congress had, and Boner screwed the pooch.

Air&Road · #12 01-27-2013, 01:37 PM

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The media has nothing to do with it...Congress has yet to push the issue with the POTUS. Falling over the fiscal cliff was the one thing Congress had, and Boner screwed the pooch.

I agree that boehner has wimped out, but a fair media would not be painting the repubs as obstructionists if they were doing objective reporting like they are supposed to.

elchivito · #13 01-27-2013, 02:03 PM

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OMB...Office of Management and Budget, which falls under the White House. It's the same office responsible for submitting the President's budget proposal each year...

Odd. Reading the existing reports I don't see the imprimatur of the OMB on any of them.

jplinville · #14 01-27-2013, 02:22 PM

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Odd. Reading the existing reports I don't see the imprimatur of the OMB on any of them.

The OMB sends their report to the GAO for finalization and release. The OMB has not been doing their job, else the GAO would have the information needed. All ARRA reports are submitted under OMB guidlines to the OMB, not the GAO, AFAIK. I did some digging on the WWW, and decided that AFAIK, the OMB hasn't been working well the the GAO, or the CBO. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC haven't reported the story like FOX has. Meanwhile, the POTUS, while in bed with the MSM, continues to post ROFLMGDAO on the WWW while the rest of the nation asks WTF? YMMV

Pooka · #15 01-27-2013, 02:49 PM

Yawn.....

If you wish to see the reports they are all on-line at U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO).

The last one was issued in December of 2012.

You're welcome.