10-24-2018, 05:05 PM
(10-23-2018, 12:13 PM)Duchess Wrote: trump said that US Steele is opening 7 new plants. That's a lie, they aren't opening any new plants.
trump said there is rioting in California's sanctuary cities. That's a lie, there is no rioting in California.
trump said the arms deal with Saudia Arabia is creating 1 million jobs. That's a lie too.
LieLieLie. It's the one and only thing he does well.
One of the recent rally lies that really bothered me was regarding the Opioid Bill.
72,000 people in the U.S. died last year of Opioid overdoses. That's so sadly insane and it's a shame our government (both parties) let the epidemic go for so long before taking action.
Earlier this month, our Congress finally did their job and passed bi-partisan legislation which funds and facilitates: greater access to treatment, blockage of illegal mail order drugs, and research/development of non-addictive pain killer alternatives.
The legislation doesn't provide enough funding or address all of the issues, in my view. But, it's a significant bi-partisan accomplishment and a good start.
The bi-partisan bill passed the House with a 396 to 14 vote (1 Dem and 13 Republicans voted 'no'). It then passed the Senate with a 99 to 1 vote (the 1 'no vote' was Republican).
It was a good opportunity for President Trump to tout a bi-partisan effort which benefits all citizens of the U.S.
But, he again chose to blatantly lie and misinform at one of his recent congressional campaign rallies. He told his supporters that the Republicans passed an Opioid bill with little support from Democrats. Pitiful.