July 2005 Budget Voting Thread

[Emsworth]

Senators,
The question is on the adoption of the following spending cuts:

1. Corps of Engineers                                  $3.989 billion;
2. Agency for International Development                    $3.390 billion;
3. International Assistance Programs               $2.089 billion;
4. Small Business Administration                    $681 million
5. Export-Import Bank                            $1.044 billion;
6. Cargo Preference Program                        $673 million;
7. Assistance for Former Soviet Union                $484 million;
8. Federal Drug Control Program                   $457 million;
9. Corporation for National and Community Service    $433 million;
10. Assistance for Eastern Europe                    $402 million;
11. Corporation for Public Broadcasting                $375 million;
12. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission       $331 million;
13. Legal Services Corporation                        $329 million;
14. Peace Corps                                    $284 million;
15. National Labor Relations Board                   $238 million;
16. Overseas Private Investment Corporation            $207 million;
17. National Endowment for the Humanities            $125 million;
18. National Endowment for the Arts                $113 million;
19. Appalachian Regional Commission                $109 million;
20. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.                $105 million;
21. African Development Fund                        $57 million;
22. Trade and Development Agency                   $55 million;
23. Federal Labor Relations Board                    $29 million;
24. Selective Service System                        $25 million;
25. Commission on Civil Rights                        $9 million;
26. Legislative Branch                       $86 million;
27. Judicial Branch                       $1 million.

Those in favor, say aye; those opposed, say no.
Separate votes may be cast for each proposed cut.

(EDIT: Figures updated for consistency)

[Sam Spade]

Are we supposed to vote?

If we are, I'm voting Aye.

[MasterJedi]

Are we supposed to vote?

Yeah if so I vote Aye as well.

[jokerman]

Aye

[King]

Aye

[The Duke]

Question: Do the cuts in aid to the former USSR include the Nunn-Lugar Program?

[Colin]

Aye

[PBrunsel]

Aye

[Emsworth]

The motion has enough votes to pass. Senators have twenty-four hours to change their votes.

[Gabu]

Aye.

[MHS2002]

Abstain (I'd like to know a little more regarding what programs we're actually cutting: ie Nunn-Lugar)

[Emsworth]

With seven Senators voting Aye, and one Senator abstaining, the motion has passed.

[The Duke]

Let me get this straight, no one even knows if they've just abolished a highly successful program to contain the spread of dangerous nuclear materials in the former USSR?  And we've just eliminated the Import Export Bank when in fact we actually make money of the Import Export Bank?

[Sam Spade]

Fine, then.  I'll bring them up to be placed back on the budget.

[Emsworth]

The next series of votes is rather long. The questions are:

1. On restoring the following programs (which were previously cut) to the Budget:
a. Export-Import Bank                            $1.044 billion;
b. Assistance for Former Soviet Union                $484 million.

2. On making the following spending cuts:
a. Food stamps               $10 billion;
b. Child nutrition programs               $4 billion;
c. Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program               $2.5 billion;
d. District of Columbia               $1.206 billion;
e. Farm subsidies               $9 billion;
f. Universal Service Fund               $3.5 billion.

Those in favor, say Aye; those opposed, say No. As usual, separate votes may be cast on each proposal.

[Sam Spade]

Aye to all.

[jokerman]

Aye to all except 2-b

[PBrunsel]

Aye to all but 2a.

[Gabu]

2. On making the following spending cuts:
a. Food stamps               $10 billion;
b. Child nutrition programs               $4 billion;
c. Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program               $2.5 billion;
d. District of Columbia               $1.206 billion;
e. Farm subsidies               $9 billion;
f. Universal Service Fund               $3.5 billion.

What are the current budgets on these things?

[Emsworth]

2. On making the following spending cuts:
a. Food stamps               $10 billion;
b. Child nutrition programs               $4 billion;
c. Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program               $2.5 billion;
d. District of Columbia               $1.206 billion;
e. Farm subsidies               $9 billion;
f. Universal Service Fund               $3.5 billion.

What are the current budgets on these things?

The values are mentioned here in the debate.

[Gabu]

2. On making the following spending cuts:
a. Food stamps               $10 billion;
b. Child nutrition programs               $4 billion;
c. Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program               $2.5 billion;
d. District of Columbia               $1.206 billion;
e. Farm subsidies               $9 billion;
f. Universal Service Fund               $3.5 billion.

What are the current budgets on these things?

The values are mentioned here in the debate.

Ah, thanks, I missed that bit somehow.

In that case, aye to all.

[MasterJedi]

Aye to all.

[Colin]

Aye to all.

[King]

Aye to all except 2-a&b in which I abstain on 2-a and vote nay on 2-b

[MHS2002]

Aye to all