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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2008, 05:52:25 PM »
Verily, I see your point (cue canned laughter and pained looks from audience), but I don't think that outweighs the earmarking problem. If you don't want the money to go to the regions, it would be better to go to a federal department.
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« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2008, 12:29:36 AM »
But Al, I can get a new rail line to Wheeling that's named after you Cheesy
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« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2008, 10:36:25 PM »
I am wondering if this bill is worth filibustering or not. Where is the whip counter?  Smiley
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« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2008, 11:13:49 AM »
Seeing as debate has ended on this for a long time, I am bringing this to vote.

Please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.
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« Reply #29 on: July 29, 2008, 11:52:42 AM »
Nay
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« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2008, 03:00:18 PM »
Nay, and another sigh at the pointlessness of Regions.
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« Reply #31 on: July 29, 2008, 03:04:32 PM »
Nay
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« Reply #32 on: July 29, 2008, 04:02:25 PM »
« Edited: July 29, 2008, 04:07:24 PM by Sen. DownWithTheLeft »
Aye

Infrastructure improvement is vital to keeping the country strong, a good use of funds IMHO.

Seeing as the bill is destin to fail, in the interest of the country I will change my vote

NAY
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« Reply #33 on: July 29, 2008, 04:03:41 PM »
Nay
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« Reply #34 on: July 29, 2008, 05:38:23 PM »
Nay.

This bill favored some regions much too heavily than others.
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« Reply #35 on: July 29, 2008, 08:39:05 PM »
Nay

I probably would have voted in favor if I were in the Senate in time to speak more on it
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« Reply #36 on: July 29, 2008, 09:00:35 PM »
This bill has enough votes to fail. Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.
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« Reply #37 on: July 30, 2008, 01:24:10 AM »
Nay
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« Reply #38 on: July 30, 2008, 11:33:39 AM »
As the bill has failed anyways, I will now vote against the legislation before I voted for the legislation, and change my vote to aye so I can tell my constituents that I fought hard to get all that pork to the Midwest.
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« Reply #39 on: July 30, 2008, 11:34:03 AM »
It's more than a little disappointing to see a bill that most people are in agreement on go down to failure because no one actually wanted to take the time to try and amend it.
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« Reply #40 on: July 31, 2008, 12:12:51 PM »
Nay. Sad

Sad, because as I read through this thread I kept thinking of things to add to the Southeast region.
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« Reply #41 on: August 03, 2008, 11:05:09 AM »
Anyone taking over PPT duties (perhaps the VP) to close some of these votes that long should be over?
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« Reply #42 on: August 03, 2008, 02:45:35 PM »
Quote from: 24 DuPont Chevy on August 03, 2008, 11:05:09 AM
Anyone taking over PPT duties (perhaps the VP) to close some of these votes that long should be over?

The VP/President of the Senate (Ebowed) is responsible for the duties of the PPT (Colin) in his absence. Were the position of VP to be vacant, the Dean (Afleitch), would be responsible, followed by the next-most senior Senator (myself), etc. down the line of seniority assuming all above are absent.
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« Reply #43 on: August 03, 2008, 05:29:44 PM »
In the future, when the PPT goes absent, he should probably CC the Vice President on it via PM.  I just dropped a message to Ebowed, who will hopefully close things out here shortly.
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« Reply #44 on: August 04, 2008, 08:35:59 PM »
The legislation has failed.
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