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Coburn Amendment, on the floor

by kos

Thu Oct 20, 2005 at 02:21:46 PM PDT

The Club for Growth blog is tracking the debate over the Coburn amendment that would cancel the Bridge to Nowhere and Don Young Way and use that $454 million for New Orleans reconstruction.

It's a pretty heated debate. Sen. Ted Stevens has threatened to resign if the amendment passes.

Honestly, there's no reason for any Democrat to vote against this amendment.

Another earlier Coburn amendment to revoke pork projects in Rhode Island, Washington State, and Nebraska, for a total of $1.5 million in savings, was rejected. Those voting for the Amendment:



George Allen (R-VA)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
John Ensign (R-NV)
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
John Sununu (R-NH)
Jim Talent (R-MO)






It's embarrassing that Feingold was the only Democrat voting for it. What a great way to show the country that Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility. Sheez...

Update: FYI, the reason senators would vote against these amendments is because if any of them pass, it puts every single pork project in their own states in danger. What Coburn has done is allowed a challenge to every single pork line item. As well as it should be. Let each project stand on its own.

Update: Roll call is over, and the amendment failed 15-82. This is becoming a gross failure by both parties and the institution of government.

Voting Yes:





Allard (R)
Allen (R)
Bayh (D)
Burr (R)
Coburn (R)
Conrad (D)
DeMint (R)
DeWine (R)
Feingold (D)
Graham (R)
Kyl (R)
Landrieu (D)
Sessions (R)
Sununu (R)
Vitter (R)






Update II: It was easier to keep tally of the meager few "yes" votes than write in the tons of senators which put the politics of personal pork above the national interest. A $223 million bridge serving 50 people was more important to these people than rebuilding storm-battered New Orleans.

Simply unconscionable. Those who voted against these amendments have zero credibility on issues of fiscal responsibility. Zero.

And by the way, Feingold is starting to look really good for '08.
Our wonderful government at work. These assholes gotta go (save the ones voting yes) Dem or Rep.
 

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BTW there are two Dems on that list I would support if they ran for President, Bayh and Feingold.
 

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The $223 million is only a fraction of the cost for the bridge. Alaskan taxpayers have to shell out an additional billion dollars or so to finish it.
 

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It's not the money it's the symbolism, when you grow up you may understand this.
 

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JinnRikki said:
It's not the money it's the symbolism, when you grow up you may understand this.
I'm pretty sure people care more about the money than the symbolism. When you get a clue you'll understand that.
 

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levistep said:
I'm pretty sure people care more about the money than the symbolism. When you get a clue you'll understand that.

To liberal nut jobs like Jenny, everything is based on symbolism over substance.
 

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Redneckman said:
To liberal nut jobs like Jenny, everything is based on symbolism over substance.

so you are ok with people burning the american flag then...it's only a symbol...how about the cross for christians...only a symbol.
 

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