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by rbenech |

Jul 28, 2008(about 1 month ago) |

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This bill groups together 36 completely different legislative proposals. What if your Senator strongly opposes most of these proposals, but votes for the whole package because he feels one specific proposal simply must be passed? If many Senators feel this way then than we end up with a lot of laws and programs that could not have passed on their own merits.

Please send Congress a message asking them to pass DownsizeDC.org's "One Subject at a Time Act."

by Malone |

Jul 28, 2008(about 1 month ago) |

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Passage of this bill is a critical step toward sustainable use of marine resources and sustainable development of the coastal zone.

by jsgarvin |

Jul 29, 2008(about 1 month ago) |

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Wrong. Passage of the one contained bill that addresses that issue might be critical to that issue. But there are 35 other bills in here that are completely unrelated. Have you reviewed all 35 in detail to confirm that you also want *them* to pass? I doubt it. If you did, yo umay find some that you want to *not* pass even more than you want yours to pass.

The problem is that one senator has the power to arbitrarily block any bills that they don't like, forcing other senators to play stupid games like this. Lumping a bunch a unrelated bills together, however, and railroading them all through as one package is not a solution to the problem. That's just were bad laws come from.

The solution is to take away Senator Coburn's ( and every other senator's ) ability to obstruct the process like this, so that each bill can be appropriately debated and pass or fail on it's own merits.

by amyers68 |

Aug 06, 2008(23 days ago) |

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This is another perfect example of too many pieces of legislation in one bill. Some of the bills are good, but should not be lumped together with ones that are'nt. This is why you should call your rep's and ask them to pass DownsizeDC.org's "One Subject at a Time Act." Then while your on Downsize DC's site, read the other acts and help us restore honesty and integrity back to Washington by signing the "The Enumerated Power's Act."

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Advancing America's Priorities Act

A bill to advance America's priorities.

OpenCongress Summary:
This is the Coburn Omnibus, containing approximately 35 separate bills that have had a "hold" placed on them by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) during this session of Congress. Harry Reid (D-NV), the Senate Majority Leader, has put all these bills together in an attempt to attract enough support to force the whole package past Coburn and through the Senate.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 22, 2008

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July 28, 2008Roll call number 189 in the Senate
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297 )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 52%	Result: Cloture Motion Rejected

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
July 28, 2008	Senate	S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297 )	52	40	Cloture Motion Rejected	See Vote
July 28, 2008	Senate	S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act On the Motion (Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms )	87	3	Motion Agreed to	See Vote

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July 28, 2008 Senate Vote: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297

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