Here are a few:
June 18, 2004 ? Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee lined up Thursday to block a Democratic attempt to subpoena Bush administration legal memos on the use of torture on prisoners.
March 16, 2006
The House of Representatives narrowly defeated an amendment proposed by Rep. Martin Sabo (D-MN) that would have provided $1.25 billion in desperately needed funding for port security and disaster preparedness. The Sabo amendment included:
? $300 million to enable U.S. customs agents to inspect high-risk containers at all 140 overseas ports that ship directly to the United States. Current funding only allows U.S. customs agents to operate at 43 of these ports.
? $400 million to place radiation monitors at all U.S. ports of entry. Currently, less than half of U.S. ports have radiation monitors.
? $300 million to provide backup emergency communications equipment for the Gulf Coast.
Meanwhile, the Bush budget ? which most of the members who voted against this bill will likely support ? contains an increase of $1.7 billion for missile defense....
June 2005
Republicans successfully blocked Democrat cargo and chemical security amendments to the House homeland security authorization bill. Among the list of casualties was an amendment to reroute hazmat shipments away from high-risk terrorist targets.
And then there was all the blocking of Judicial nominees presented by Clinton.
To claim the majority doesn't try to block efforts by the minority is just plain ludicrous.
June 18, 2004 ? Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee lined up Thursday to block a Democratic attempt to subpoena Bush administration legal memos on the use of torture on prisoners.
March 16, 2006
The House of Representatives narrowly defeated an amendment proposed by Rep. Martin Sabo (D-MN) that would have provided $1.25 billion in desperately needed funding for port security and disaster preparedness. The Sabo amendment included:
? $300 million to enable U.S. customs agents to inspect high-risk containers at all 140 overseas ports that ship directly to the United States. Current funding only allows U.S. customs agents to operate at 43 of these ports.
? $400 million to place radiation monitors at all U.S. ports of entry. Currently, less than half of U.S. ports have radiation monitors.
? $300 million to provide backup emergency communications equipment for the Gulf Coast.
Meanwhile, the Bush budget ? which most of the members who voted against this bill will likely support ? contains an increase of $1.7 billion for missile defense....
June 2005
Republicans successfully blocked Democrat cargo and chemical security amendments to the House homeland security authorization bill. Among the list of casualties was an amendment to reroute hazmat shipments away from high-risk terrorist targets.
And then there was all the blocking of Judicial nominees presented by Clinton.
To claim the majority doesn't try to block efforts by the minority is just plain ludicrous.
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