Oil Pipeline Funding Expungement Act (Law'd)

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Sponsor: President Pro Tempore TNF

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The point of this bill is to end our financial support for fossil fuel development.

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I actually think Griffin may be correct in this, which is something I hadn't considered.

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Senators have 24 hours to object.

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I see TNF has introduced another bill on behalf of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation.

I see your delusions are not limited to the debate over public power.

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The previous amendment has been adopted. I'm going to declare Cranberry's amendment friendly. Senators have 24 hours to object.

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Cranberry's amendment has been adopted.

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Senators have 24 hours to object.

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In light of Senator Cranberry's objection, a vote is now open on the proposed amendment. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

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Aye

I don't like gutting this portion either, but I do think that, in light of some comments made by the SecIntAffairs and others, we should tread carefully in disabling federal funding for NatGas pipelines. NatGas isn't my first choice for energy, either. I want to see a fully renewable grid, too, but at this point, I wouldn't want to risk resuming coal production on a massive scale and thus undermining the entire point of this bill by cutting off funding for NatGas pipelines.

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The amendment has enough votes to pass, Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

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The amendment has been adopted.

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Would anyone like to add anything else, or are we prepared to take this to a final vote?

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Amendment is friendly. Senators have 24 hours to object.

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The Amendment has been adopted.


Unless anyone is opposed, I would like to move that we have a final vote on this.

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Senators, a final vote is now open on the Oil Pipeline Funding Expungement Act. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

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AYE

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I will not delay the final vote.

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I will not delay the final vote.

What are your reasons to not delaying the final vote even though I have proposed an amendment?

Because the final vote has already begun and I do not feel that your amendment would pass even were I stop the final vote and instead begin another vote on your amendment. It is frivolous and therefore not worth considering.

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This has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

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With six votes in the affirmative, three votes opposed, and one not voting, the Oil Pipeline Funding Expungement Act can be declared as having passed the Senate. It is now presented to the President for executive action.

Aye(s): President Pro Tempore TNF, Senator bore, Senator Cranberry, Senator Lumine, Senator Cynic, Senator Polnut
Nay(s): Senator Cassius, Senator Spiral, Senator North Carolina Yankee
Abstaining: None
Not voting: Senator JCL

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Historically though, the Presiding officer has respected a request provided it was made in a timely manner and including a substantive text to be offered. But yes, it is at his discretion.

Which is what I did. And as such dispute this bills passage.

I dispute that you understand the Senate rules. And I'm fairly confident in that, given your total inability to act in any manner that would suggest anything to the contrary.