Thread: Oppose S. 2433: Global Poverty Act of 2007

S. 2433: Global Poverty Act of 2007

A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
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Sponsor:
Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL]show cosponsors (23)
Cosponsors [as of 2008-07-06]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D-DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Charles Hagel [R-NE]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D-IA]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D-NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R-OR]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

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Occurred: Introduced Dec 7, 2007
Occurred: Scheduled for Debate Apr 24, 2008
Not Yet Occurred: Voted on in Senate -
Not Yet Occurred: Voted on in House -
Not Yet Occurred: Signed by President -

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Apr 24, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
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Jul 7, 2008 4:07 PM - CBO says this bill would cost less than $1mm/year to implement and there is no adverse effect to state, local gov'ts. Right wing blogs claim it will cost taxpayers $845 billion between now and 2015. What is the truth? - Read Answers
Answered by a visitor on Jul 16, 2008 7:55 PM - This is to fund the United Nations Millennium plan for global poverty. Our share would be .7% of our Gross National Product. This is where the $845 billion price tag comes from.
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H.R. 1302: Global Poverty Act of 2007Passed House
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Below is the reply I received from my EVIL Senator:



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Dear *********:



Thank you for writing me regarding the "Global Poverty Act of 2007" (S. 2433/H.R. 1302). I appreciate your thoughts on this legislation, and welcome the opportunity to respond.



Unfortunately, we disagree on this particular issue. While I appreciate knowing your views, I am a cosponsor of the bill because I strongly support a robust increase in the international affairs budget to help those in need around the world and promote economic growth and political stability. I believe that this bill will help to successfully achieve these goals.



Again, thank you for writing. While we do not necessarily see eye to eye on this particular topic, your thoughts and opinions are important to me, and I hope you will continue to write. If you have any further comments, please feel free to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841.




Sincerely yours,

Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator


Further information about my position on issues of concern to California and the Nation are available at my website http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/. You can also receive electronic e-mail updates by subscribing to my e-mail list at http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/inde ... nup.Signup.

Oppose S. 2433, Obama's Bill for Hundreds of Billions of Dollars of UN-inspired Foreign Aid Spending!

If you don’t want the Senate to approve Sen. Obama's S. 2433 to set in motion legislation to require the United States to spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new United Nations-inspired foreign aid spending by 2015, then please read on and send the editable email message below to your senators. Please act now! This bill could come up for a vote in the full Senate at any time after July 7th. The House has already passed its version of this bill (H.R. 1302) by a voice vote on September 25, 2007. ...

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Originally Posted by zeezil

Oppose S. 2433, Obama's Bill for Hundreds of Billions of Dollars of UN-inspired Foreign Aid Spending!

If you don’t want the Senate to approve Sen. Obama's S. 2433 to set in motion legislation to require the United States to spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new United Nations-inspired foreign aid spending by 2015, then please read on and send the editable email message below to your senators. Please act now! This bill could come up for a vote in the full Senate at any time after July 7th. The House has already passed its version of this bill (H.R. 1302) by a voice vote on September 25, 2007. ...

Read more and take action at:
http://capwiz.com/jbs/issues/alert/?alertid=11590351

Thanks zeezil. I'm going to keep bugging my EVIL Senator!

How BOUT a US ANTI Poverty Bill ... these fool's are destroying this Country by the DAY and driving us into bankruptcy as a Nation as well as Individuals

WHEN WILL THEY START SPENDING AMERICAN CITIZEN TAX DOLLARS ON AMERICAN CITIZENS? ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WHEN OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS FALLING TO PIECES.