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ANWR

posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 03:07pm on 2005-12-27 under ,

Since [livejournal.com profile] twistedchick is on the injured list, I'll do my tiny, disorganized part to help spread news. I subscribe to a convenient email service called "Megavote" which drops a weekly summary of how my representatives in the House and Senate voted in the past week (and a little info on what's coming up in Congress next) into my mailbox. From this afternoon's mailing (abridged):

Congress has completed its work for the year. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on January 18, 2006. The House is scheduled to reconvene on January 31, 2006.

Recent Senate Votes:

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Cloture Motion; ANWR Drilling -- Vote Rejected (56-44)

The Senate fell short of invoking cloture on the Defense spending bill that contained a provision allowing for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Sen. Paul Sarbanes voted NO
Sen. Barbara Mikulski voted NO

Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 -- Vote Agreed to (93-0, 7 Not Voting)

Following the removal of the ANWR provision, the Senate passed this $453 billion bill funding the Department of Defense for the 2006 fiscal year.
Sen. Paul Sarbanes voted YES
Sen. Barbara Mikulski voted YES

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Defense Appropriations Act

posted by [identity profile] flaviarassen.livejournal.com at 08:33pm on 2005-12-27
Before anyone really jumps on Mikulski or Sabanes, remember at least 2 things:
1) Defense Spending is,in huge part, soldier's paychecks.
2) They might have actually brokered the bill *down*.
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Re: Defense Appropriations Act

posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 04:36pm on 2005-12-28
*nod* I kinda figured it was a given that the army would continue to be funded (and assumed the wrangling over the amount had already been done), and the only question was whether the unrelated oil-drilling rider would still be stuck leech-like to it. Thus the title for this entry, to reflect which part of it I thought was the news.

I may not support the war, but as long as our soldiers are over there, they'd bloody well better get paid and fed and supplied with suitable arms and armour.
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posted by [identity profile] renefrost.livejournal.com at 08:33pm on 2005-12-27
gosh, i love our reps!
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posted by [identity profile] lonebear.livejournal.com at 08:53pm on 2005-12-27
i [heart] my reps (usually)
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