[Peace-discussion] Kennedy bill to defund "surge" escalation SB 233
Jim Dorenkott
jimdorenkott3@yahoo.com
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:40:21 -0800 (PST)
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Kennedy's bill has teeth; the House of Rep version doesn't; it is just a "sense of the H of R" bill. Pelosi and the H of R should be sponsoring similar legislation. Nonetheless both should be supported to build momentum to defund this war and occupation.
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S.233
Title: A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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COSPONSORS(5), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 1/9/2007
Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] - 1/9/2007
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 1/9/2007
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 1/9/2007
Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 1/9/2007
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1. H.RES.41 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an increase in number of members of the United States Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of action and that a drastic shift in the political and diplomatic strategy of the United States is needed to help secure and stabilize Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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<DIV>Kennedy's bill has teeth; the House of Rep version doesn't; it is just a "sense of the H of R" bill. Pelosi and the H of R should be sponsoring similar legislation. Nonetheless both should be supported to build momentum to defund this war and occupation.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:2:./temp/~bdMqoX::|/bss/d110query.html">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:2:./temp/~bdMqoX::|/bss/d110query.html</A>|</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>S.233</STRONG> <BR><B>Title:</B> A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007. <BR><B>Sponsor: </B><A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Kennedy++Edward+M.))+01377))">Sen Kennedy, Edward M.</A> [MA] (introduced 1/9/2007) <A
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:2:./temp/~bdMqoX:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|">Cosponsors</A> (5) <BR><B>Latest Major Action: </B>1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. </DIV> <HR> <DIV><A name=cosponsors><B>COSPONSORS(5), ALPHABETICAL</B> [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort:</A> <A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:2:./temp/~bdMqoX:@@@N|/bss/d110query.html|">by date</A>) </DIV> <DIV> <UL><BR><A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Boxer++Barbara))+00116))">Sen Boxer, Barbara</A> [CA] - 1/9/2007 <BR><A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Harkin++Tom))+00501))">Sen Harkin, Tom</A> [IA] - 1/9/2007 <BR><A
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Kerry++John+F.))+01379))">Sen Kerry, John F.</A> [MA] - 1/9/2007 <BR><A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Leahy++Patrick+J.))+01383))">Sen Leahy, Patrick J.</A> [VT] - 1/9/2007 <BR><A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Sen+Sanders++Bernard))+01010))">Sen Sanders, Bernard</A> [VT] - 1/9/2007</UL> <UL></UL> <UL>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</UL> <UL> <DIV><B><A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bd2ySO::|/bss/d110query.html">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bd2ySO::|/bss/d110query.html</A>|</B></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><B>1.</B> <A
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bd2ySO::|/bss/d110query.html|">H.RES.41 </A>: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an increase in number of members of the United States Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of action and that a drastic shift in the political and diplomatic strategy of the United States is needed to help secure and stabilize Iraq.<BR><B>Sponsor:</B> <A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Meehan++Martin+T.))+00788))">Rep Meehan, Martin T.</A> [MA-5] (introduced 1/9/2007) <A href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bd2ySO:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|">Cosponsors</A> (15) <BR><B>Committees: </B>House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services <BR><B>Latest Major Action:</B> 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</DIV></UL></DIV><p> 
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