PORKBUSTERS MYSTERY
This may be the one issue that has united the left and right in the blogoshpere!
Porkbusters.org posted:
Senators Tom Coburn and Barak Obama have proposed S.2590, legislation that would create a single website with access to information on nearly all recipients of federal funding. The bill cannot proceed, however, because one or more Senators placed a “secret hold” on it.
I have not studied the entire bill, but it appears to be something that all of us could benefit from. Bloggers are trying to figure out who the senator is, that place a secret hold on this bill. TPMmuckraker said:
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed the measure July 27th, and S.2590 seemed to be speeding on its way to full Senate passage when, in the dark of night, an unknown Senator placed a “secret hold” on the bill. According to Senate courtesies, the bill will never come to a vote as long as the hold continues.
Why resort to the ’secret hold’ option?
Senators Unknown or Who Refuse Answer:
(Senators who have refused to answer are in bold and italicized.)
Byrd, Robert C.- (D – WV)
Crapo, Mike- (R – ID)
Gregg, Judd- (R – NH)
Hatch, Orrin G.- (R – UT)
Stevens, Ted- (R – AK)
Others blogging this:
The Stout Republican » Blog Archive » Accountability – Where? What? Who?
Captain’s Quarters
Ace of Spades HQ
Sister Toldjah » Who is holding up the Obama/Coburn federal budget open database bill?
The Political Pit Bull
Mary Katharine Ham
Pundit Review » Blog Archive » A tour of the blogs
Alabama Liberation Front
August 30, 2006 - 03:24 PM on August 30th, 2006
UPDATE:
Sen. Stevens is ‘the secret senator’
August 30, 2006 - 03:30 PM on August 30th, 2006
Thank-you Ted.
August 30, 2006 - 03:33 PM on August 30th, 2006
No prob Peejz.