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10-31-2008, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by GMONEY
alot of names on this deal,, funny how only Obama is ever mentioned??? Things that make you go HHHUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMM
The Global Poverty Act (H.R.1302) was introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA) and Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and collected 84 cosponsors before it was passed on September 25, 2007. A companion bill (S.2433) was introduced in the Senate by Senators Barack Obama (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on December 7, 2007. There are currently 16 cosponsors in the Senate, including Christopher Dodd [CT], Richard Durbin, Richard [IL], Russell Feingold [WI], Dianne Feinstein [CA], Tom Harkin [IA], Tim Johnson [SD], Richard Lugar [IN], Robert Menendez [NJ], Patty Murray [WA], Olympia Snowe [ME], Joe Biden, [DE], Gordon Smith [OR], John Kerry [MA]
The Global Poverty Act breaks new ground in three important ways:
http://www.undp.org/mdg/
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=s110-2433
For the first time achieving one of the Millennium Development Goals will be included in U.S. law.
Over 20 government agencies currently participate in development activities, sometimes at cross purposes. The Global Poverty Act would ensure the maximum benefit to those in greatest need by coordinating the efforts of each agency that administers aid.
13 of the world's major donors have reported on their progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals, while the U.S. has not. This legislation would require a regular report to Congress on U.S. progress towards meeting the first Millennium Development Goal. |
 "Your Taxes and the Obama Tax Cuts" is how this thread started and received little direct response to the article quoted. We do like to divert onto different tangents in the political posts.don't we? Me included! 
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