Life of the Coburn Amendment
The Coburn Amendment is all about taking money from already-allocated pork projects and using it to defray the costs of rebuilding Katrina-ravaged areas. It is being discussed on the Senate floor today.
The Club for Growth blog is live-blogging the debate. Start at 9 am for the morning debate and then go to the continuing coverage post.
Interestingly, Club for Growth tells about the defeat of a smaller version of the Coburn Amendment which received only 13 “no” votes on a move to kill it (one of them was actually a Democrat!).
Meanwhile, Power Line reports that Patty Murray (D-WA) actually threatened senators who are speaking up in support of the Coburn Amendment. To paraphrase:
… we on the Appropriations Committee will take a “long, hard look” at any projects in your state.
Incredible! This is precisely the kind of behavior that we need to change in Washington!
