Thread: IFIRE ALERT

From: "Cheree"
Date: 2006/07/15 Sat AM 09:33:23 EDT
To: "IFIRE List -Cheree Calabro AAA" Subject: **IFIRE ALERT**Senate votes against funding border fence!


IFIRE members please note, these Senators voted for the border fence (S2611)before they voted against funding the border fence! This is why we must separate enforcement from any guest worker plan. If we don?t, we?ll only get screwed again! Cheree

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You're welcome. Actually a lady named Rachel Foster in Sierra Vista AZ sent me the information in 3 different e-mails, and I combined it into one added my commentary and the "take action" stuff and sent to my US network. It's perfect to validate our "no amnesty or guest worker plan until we see enforcement for several years cause we aren't going to be suckered like in 1986."

----- Original Message -----

From: Cheree

To: Sandra Miller

Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 9:42 PM

Subject: Re: U.S. Senate votes NO for $$$$$ border fence and enforcement when they think we're not looking



Sandy,

This is great! Thank you for sending it! Did you put it together? It's just beautiful! I posted it on our forum to discuss. http://www.ifire.org/php_bbbb/viewtopic.php?t=191

Cheree

----- Original Message -----

From: Sandra Miller

To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;

Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 8:59 PM

Subject: U.S. Senate votes NO for $$$$$ border fence and enforcement when they think we're not looking

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SENATORS PROMISED "ENFORCEMENT" JUST LIKE IN 1986.

S-2611 ISN'T EVEN LAW YET AND THEY'RE ALREADY STIFFING US!

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A. SENATOR SESSIONS CALLS THE BLUFF OF "PRO-ENFORCEMENT" SENATORS.

B. CONTACT YOUR TWO SENATORS WITH RAVES OR CONDEMNATION

C. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON FUNDING THE BORDER FENCE

D. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON $$$ TO HIRE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATORS

E. SENATORS FACING RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER

F. MONEY THAT SENATORS DID APPROVE SPENDING (only one example)

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A. SENATOR SESSIONS CALLS THE BLUFF OF "PRO-ENFORCEMENT" SENATORS.

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Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama had the backbone to call the bluff of all the Senators

who voted YES on the "not an amnesty" bill S-2611. They voted for 300+ miles of border fence, knowing that it wouldn't happen without the $$$$. When Sessions backed them

against the wall with an opportunity to "put their money where their mouths were," every one of them showed their true treasonous colors.



Washington Times tells most of the story in "Senate denies fund for new border fence," Washington Times, July 14, 2006 http://www.washingtontimes.com/national ... -1188r.htm



As usual, Senator John McCain leads the ranks of hypocrites by voting NO on both the border fence and extra investigators. He did the same thing back in 1986 by voting YES on the "one-time only" amnesty, then two years later voting NO on funding the Workplace Verification Program. As they say at the San Diego Zoo, "a leopard doesn't change its spots." Once a sell-out, always a sell-out.



And McCain has lots of company in the U.S. Senate.



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B. CONTACT YOUR TWO SENATORS WITH RAVES OR CONDEMNATION

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Let them know you ARE paying attention to their votes, especially if they're facing re-election.
Send them an e-mail or even better a fax, making clear your opinion of their vote.
Follow up with a phone call to both Washington (1-888-355-358 and their local district office (find the phone and FAX numbers at www.senate.gov).
Contact your congressman (www.house.gov), both in Washington and the local district office to let them know your opinion of your Senators' votes.
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C. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON FUNDING THE BORDER FENCE

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Question: Sessions Amendment No. 4659, As Modified ) Vote #200

Voting Date: July 13 2006 at 3:44pm

Required for Majority: 1/2 Voting Result: Amendment Rejected

Vote Count YEAs 29 NAYs 71



Amendment No: S. Amendment 4659 to HR 5441 (Dept of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007)



Purpose: To appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the Southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all otherdiscretionary amounts on a pro-rata basis



Alphabetical by Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Allen (R-VA), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay


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D. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON $$$ TO HIRE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATORS

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Question: Sessions Amendment No. 4660, As Modified ) Vote #201

Voting Date: July 13 2006 at 3:48pm

Required for Majority: 1/2 Voting Result: Amendment Rejected

Vote Count YEAs 34 NAYs 66



Amendment No: S. Amendment 4660 to HR 5441 (Dept of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007)



Purpose: To appropriate an additional $85,670,000 to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 800 additional full-time active duty investigators to investigate immigration laws violators and to offset such increase on a pro-rata basis.

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Allen (R-VA), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay


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E. SENATORS FACING RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER

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Democrats: CA-Diane Feinstein, CT-Joe Liebermann, DE-Thomas Carper, FL-Bill Nelson, HI-Daniel Akaka,MA-Ted Kennedy, MD-Paul Sarbanes, MI-Debbie Stabenow, MN-Mark Dayton, NE-Ben Nelson, NM-Jeff Bingamon, NY-Hillary Clinton, ND-Kent Conrad, NJ-Jon Corzine, WI-Herb Kohl, WVa-Robert Byrd, WA-Maria Cantwell



Republicans: AZ-Jon Kyl, IN-Richard Lugar, ME-Olympia Snowe, MS-Trent Lott, MT-Conrad Burns, MO-James Talent, NV-John Ensign, OH-Mike DeWine, PA-Rick Santorum, RI-Lincoln Chafee, TN-Bill Frist, TX-Kay Bailey Hutchinson, UT-Orrin Hatch, VA-George Allen, WY-Craig Thomas



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F. MONEY THAT SENATORS DID APPROVE SPENDING (only one example)

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Of course, this is hardly the silliest squandering of taxpayers' money--there are plenty more in abundance. But grants to hold Chinese symposia on "the rule of law" when our own politicians don't seem to understand the term themselves!



If the Senate really went looking for places to cut to pay for the 800 investigators and the two-layer border fence, they'd easily find it by cutting monetary aid to groups like Catholic Charities, La Raza, LULAC and others who help illegal aliens.



That's a "one-two" punch that really gets "more bang for the buck."


US ? China University Collaboration on Rule of Law Program Objectives



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The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 06/29/2006. If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.

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The purposes of this amendment are to revise the Estimated Total Funding Amount from $2,000,000.00 to $1,200,000.00 and to incorporate "Questions and Answers" as per attachment 1.



Document Type:
Modification to Previous Grants Notice

Funding Opportunity Number:
USAID-RDMA-CHINA-486-06-009-RFA

Posted Date:
Jun 29, 2006

Creation Date:
Jul 12, 2006

Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 27, 2006

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Jul 27, 2006

Archive Date:
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Funding Instrument Type:
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Education

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Estimated Total Program Funding:
$1,200,000

Award Ceiling:
$1,200,000

Award Floor:
$1,200,000

CFDA Number:
98.001 -- USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes


Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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The USAID Regional Development Mission/Asia (RDM/A) program in China in the past has focused on two objectives: (1) improve China?s legal infrastructure as it opens itself into more of a market economy, and (2) assist Tibetan communities to preserve their cultural traditions, promote sustainable development, and conserve the environment. The first element supported strengthening the rule-of-law in China through training conducted by Temple University. Temple established a Master of Laws program in Beijing, China in 1999 to educate well-placed Chinese judges, government officials, prosecutors and lawyers in U.S. and international legal principles. This program operated in partnership with the law faculty of Tsinghua University and was the only foreign law degree-granting program approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Temple also conducted specialized training programs for Chinese judges and prosecutors as part of their professional legal education.In FY 2005, USAID supported programs have made notable progress both within the Tibetan Autonomous Region and other provinces of China with significant ethnic Tibetan populations. USAID RDM/A also conducted regional programs in the areas of HIV/AIDS and infectious disease programs which benefited China. In FY 2006 USAID RDM/A received funding to do a new university program. This RFA is meant to solicit proposals to be funded with the rule-of-law funds budgeted in FY 2006 and anticipated for FY 2007.

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Legal:

With people like you digging up this information, I can see why they want to "control" the internet.

Good job.