This was a comment that I received on my last posting. "Sandy" is not a real blogger so it makes me wonder who monitors blogs..... Maybe someone/group did a sweep of blogs for this info? There were several misspelled words so it made it look homey.... Anyway, here goes!
What Oprah didn't tell you...(regarding her show (9/15/2008) on Protect Our Children Act ).
Congress and the Senate have been trying to pass bill to protect our children over the past 2 years. Joe Biden sponsored the bill back in 2007 and Sen. Tom Coburn opposes it, saying he wants to stop redundant programs and reduce federal spending.
The more you research Coburn, the more you will learned he is one of those senators that is really trying to cut down on spending. They have even developed a nick name for him "Coburn Omnibus". To counter the spending, he introduced a comprehensive child exploitation bill that would have been linked Biden's Protect Our Children Act of 2007 to the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation Online (SAFE) Act of 2007, minus all the excess bills and spending. But Democrats objected.
You see, there is a battle going on in congress, and this one is between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Tom Coburn. Coburn has stopped many of Reids bills from passing due to abundant spending...so Reid came up with a plan.
The official bill is S. 3297, the Advancing America's Priorities Act
Underneath it are 36 additional bills...one which includes S. 1738 - Protect Our Children Act of 2008.
In order for this bill to pass it would mean the entire bill would need to pass...and that is why it failed in 2007. Reid is excited to have Oprah pressuring you to help his goal. But before you take additional action...look through the 36 other bills and then question if you are willing to have every family pay at least $65 in taxes for this one bill...when a slimmed down version would only cost $4.93. (see link for pricing)
This email is NOT about the elections...it is about creating awareness and giving you the full story before you are convinced by ANY public figure how to move forward. More wasteful government spending? You decide.
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/24/the-coburn-omnibus-36-bills-in-one/
1 comment:
Rarely does a bill get passed without extra 'pork' tacked on to it. If this is really important to you, you should investigate more into the actual wording of the bill.
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