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1. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 19:34:04 EDT musicman
   One wonders if it might have been intentional to put pressure on the president...but it won't: https://nu.federati.net/url/76860
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 20:18:04 EDT lnxw48a1

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      @musicman Best if the #pollies stay home and pass appropriations. They'll mess up the largest domestic response in US history if they do anything else.
      1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 21:36:22 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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         @lnxw48a1 @musicman They’re compelled to screw things up.  A CODEL is already on-island with the Speaker eyeballing things.
      2. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 21:38:07 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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         @lnxw48a1 @musicman The relief supplemental has language one step below requiring a Special Inspector General like SIGAR/SIGTARP to monitor.
         1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 22:25:12 EDT lnxw48a1

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            @alpacaherder @musicman There are some participation requirements that the local government is not meeting. The mayor is doing a good job of shifting blame, but if residents are going to get roads, only PR gov and subdivisions can fix them (with fed funds); likewise, power grid operator AAE is the only entity that can repair the grid (with some fed funds).
            Their failure to maintain their power grid and their highways negatively affects what assistance is even legal to provide.
            1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 22:42:28 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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               @lnxw48a1 That’s why all the PR funds will be designated “high risk” for Improper Payments Act purposes in the pending supplemental.
               1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 23:06:22 EDT lnxw48a1

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                  @alpacaherder Burns me up that people turn off their brains instead of asking whether the local authorities are doing their part. Usually, "Nobody's helping me" means "I don't want to do what I must do in order for outside assistance to succeed", whether the words come from a local #polly or your 22 year old jobless nephew.
                  1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 23:14:32 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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                     @lnxw48a1 Everybody expecting Uncle Sam as personal savior is gonna bite us in the ass as a country one of these days.
                  2. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 23:16:07 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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                     @lnxw48a1 And then there is this bit which makes me want to play field auditor: http://qttr.at/1yxd
            2. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 09:23:15 EDT musicman

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               @lnxw48a1 @alpacaherder I'm not real sure what any of that has to do with the leak but good to know