2008 Disaster Tax Relief | Tax Amnesty

ANSWER:
The Senate record, shows that Obama Voted to fund the Iraq War.

Vote 147: H R 1591: Obama votes YES.

House and Senate conferees approved this legislation providing 4.2 billion primarily for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and setting benchmarks and a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, but President Bush vetoed the bill on May 1.

The measure, which also addresses a wide variety of unrelated issues, makes emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

The conference agreement on H.R. 1591 also aims to improve health care for returning soldiers and veterans. It addresses needs related to hurricane recovery for the Gulf Coast, bolsters homeland security programs and provides emergency drought relief for farmers.

The legislation says that troops in Iraq would not have their service extended beyond a year for any tour of duty. It also mandates that the president must certify that the Iraqi government is meeting certain diplomatic and security benchmarks. If that certification is made, deployment would begin no later than Oct. 1, 2007, with a goal of completing the redeployment by within 180 days. Some U.S. forces could remain in Iraq for special counterterrorism efforts along with protection, training and equipping Iraqi troops.

According to a bill summary provided by the House Appropriations Committee, the legislation seeks to make it possible for the U.S. military to focus resources on al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and to destroy his base of operations in Afghanistan.

The conference report also provides billion for special vehicles designed to withstand roadside bombs, and it increases from 20 to 270 the number of heavy and light armored vehicles authorized to be purchased for force protection purposes in Iraq and Afghanistan. It prohibits government funds from being used to establish any military installation or base for a permanent stationing of U.S. armed forces in Iraq and does not allow funds to be used to exercise U.S. control over any Iraqi oil resource.

It does not fund two Joint Strike fighters and five of six electronic attack airplanes because lawmakers say they are not urgent.

The conference agreement provides 8 million for the FBI, that s about 0 million above the president s request. The agency s budget includes million for the FBI to implement the Office of Inspector General s recommendations about the use of special secret subpoenas called national security letters.

On the homeland security front, it provides funding for port and mass transit security as well as other similar investments for a total of .25 billion.

Meanwhile, farmers and ranchers would get .5 billion to help ameliorate agricultural disasters. The agreement also includes emergency funding for forest firefighting, low-income home energy assistance and pandemic flu preparations.

The legislation includes billion for health care for returning troops and veterans, .9 billion for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It also offers approximately 0 million for a children s state health insurance program.

It phases in a federal minimum wage increase to .25 an hour and applies the increase to the Northern Mariana Islands. It also amends tax law to allow certain benefits for small businesses that were not included in the House or Senate bills.

It provides an additional million for domestic violence programs.

Among many other things, it makes additional fiscal 2008 appropriations for the U.S. Agency for International Development along with funding for a program aiding Africa, and monies for international narcotics control and enforcement, refugee assistance and international broadcasting operations.

On this bill? Barack Votes YES
Vote 126: H R 1591:

This 2 billion war spending bill ...

Barack Voted on the US-Mexico fence act?
YES he said.
Vote 262: H R 6061: H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006

Voted on the 'Patriot Act' (Constitutional Contraction)
Vote 29: H R 3199: Reauthorized a slightly modified version of the 2001 USA Patriot Act.
Obama said Yes to strangling the Constitution.

AND?
Here is a list of all the things, Obama did not vote on because, (even thought he is a paid State Senetor, he;s been politcking on our dime)...

7/7/08 Vote 163: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House, Striking Title VI through XI, To the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/26/08 Vote 159: On the Nomination: Confirmation William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, To Be US District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/25/08 Vote 158: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/25/08 Vote 157: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amdt. of the House, Striking Section 1 through Title V and Inserting Certain Language, to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt No. 4983, as Amended; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/24/08 Vote 156: On the Nomination: Confirmation Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be US Circuit Judge Not Voting No Yes
6/24/08 Vote 155: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment striking sec. 1 through Title V and Inserting Language to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt.; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/19/08 Vote 154: On the Motion: Bunning Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 3221 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting No No
6/19/08 Vote 153: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Bond Amdt. No. 4985; To strike provisions relating to the HOPE for Homeowners Program. Not Voting No No
6/19/08 Vote 152: H R 3221: Bond Amdt. No. 4986 As Modified; To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program. Not Voting No No
6/18/08 Vote 151: H R 6124: Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/17/08 Vote 150: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/12/08 Vote 149: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/10/08 Vote 148: On the Nomination: Confirmation Mark S. Davis of Virginia, to be US District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/10/08 Vote 147: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/10/08 Vote 146: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/6/08 Vote 145: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No Yes
6/5/08 Vote 144: H R 6124: H.R. 6124; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/4/08 Vote 143: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/2/08 Vote 141: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3036; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/22/08 Vote 139: On the Motion: Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes No
5/22/08 Vote 140: H R 2419: Upon Reconsideration Shall the Bill H.R. 2419 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Not Withstanding?; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/20/08 Vote 136: On the Nomination: Confirmation G. Steven Agee, of Virginia to be US Circuit Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
5/15/08 Vote 135: On the Motion: Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting Yes No
5/15/08 Vote 134: On the Motion: Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting Yes No
5/15/08 Vote 133: On the Motion: DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting Yes No
5/15/08 Vote 132: On the Motion: Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting No Yes
5/15/08 Vote 131: On the Motion: Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Tax Increase) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008

The phrase "not voting" is where Obama has been absent from his paid elected duties.&#92

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