Senate Rejects Pork-Busting Amendments

[Max Power]

The U.S. Senate voted 86-13 against three anti-pork spending amendments offered by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK. The Coburn amendments would have repealed $500,000 previously authorized for a sculpture park in Seattle, Washington, $200,000 to build an animal shelter in Westerly, RI, and $200,000 to build a parking lot in Omaha, Nebraska, and re-directed the funds to help pay instead for Hurricane Katrina recovery.

It appears the majority of senators think it is more important to shelter dogs and cats in Rhode Island than people in Louisiana and Mississippi made homeless by Hurricane Katrina.

http://tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com/2005/10/senate-overwhelmingly-rejects-three.html

 

[Avatar4321]

Don't we already have two threads on this?

 

[Annie]

Don't we already have two threads on this?

Avatar, we could wish our more lefty friends had better reading skills, but alas:

Here Jeff and I speak of 'Not one more dime' and "Club for Growth":

http://www.usmessageboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25630&highlight=pork

Here I mention the beginnings of Pork Busters and I wouldn't be surprised if this is where Coburn got the idea:

http://www.usmessageboard.com/forums/showthread.php?p=336247#post336247

Mr P popped in with this one:

http://www.usmessageboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25638&page=1&highlight=pork

Oh there are lots more, it just would confuse our friend though. Cause the 'conservatives' do not want to be seen criticising the GOP.