After the details of the Fiscal Cliff agreement were released last week, it was revealed that the agreement also included over seventy billion dollars in new pork. Obamabeans reporters contacted both Republican and Democratic leaders individually to determine how the pork became part of the final agreement. Their responses are shown below:
President Obama: White House Spokesperson Jay Carney said that the President had no idea how the pork got in the bill since legislative leaders of both parties refused to let the President take part in the negotiations.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell: “There wasn’t any pork in it when I gave it to the Democrats. I have no idea what happened after that.”
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid: “I was too busy pouting over Biden hogging all the glory to be involved in the final negotiations.”
Vice President Biden: “I never actually read the agreement.”
Speaker of the House John Boehner: “I can’t even get three members of my own party to agree on what day it is- How the h*** do you think I got anyone to agree to adding that stuff to the bill?”
Democratic Leader in the House, Nancy Pelosi: “We’ve looked into how it got there and right now believe that the pork was put in the bill by George W. Bush. We are still investigating.”
©Obamabeans 1/6/2013
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