Open Congress : News Articles for S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act

Senate Vote: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297

2008-07-27T20:00:00Z

This is a vote on Cloture to a Motion to Proceed. Cloture at this junction tests whether members of Congress are ready to end debate and proceed to a vote. Failure to achieve cloture usually indicate a bill's future is dim. A vote in favor of

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Washington Post Staff Writers

2008-07-27T20:00:00Z

They might be interested to know that S. 3297 is an everything-but-the-kitchen sink attempt to get around Sen. Tom Coburn's hold on the stand-alone funding ...

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Up for Debate This Week: The 'Coburn Omnibus' and $1000 per Family ...

2008-07-27T20:00:00Z

S. 3297, the Advancing America's Priorities Act, combines 36 bills into one. These bills have been held up by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK). ...

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A Showdown On Spending

2008-07-26T20:00:00Z

The bill is S. 3297, the Advancing America's Priorities Act, if you want to look it up on the Library of Congress web site. But it's known as the "Coburn ...

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Reid Spikes Omnibus Package with Psychotropic 'MOTHERS Act'

2008-07-23T20:00:00Z

... bill called The MOTHERS Act into an omnibus package called "Advancing America's Priorities Act" (S. 3297) which is scheduled for a vote July 26. ...

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Breakout of the 36 Bills in the 'Coburn Omnibus'

2008-07-23T20:00:00Z

The bill is S. 3297, the Advancing America's Priorities Act. But the nickname it has gotten is the "Coburn Omnibus."

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