Why Obama was in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday

[shraby]

Obama lets no grass grow under his feet! He was there for the
The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 bill.
The new bill would build upon and improve previous efforts by Senators Obama and Coburn to provide public access to federal grant and contract information through the USASpending.gov web site. Among other things, it would require copies of each federal contract and details of the bidding process to be published online.

The provisions of the bill were outlined in a joint press release on June 3.

"People from every State in this great Nation sent us to Congress to defend their rights and stand up for their interests," Sen. Obama said in a prepared floor statement. "To do that we have to tear down the barriers that separate citizens from the democratic process and to shine a brighter light on the inner workings of Washington. This bill helps to shine that light."

While most government agencies have cooperated with the contracting transparency requirements that were adopted in 2006, some intelligence agencies have dragged their heels in opposition. The Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which used to disclose their unclassified contracts, actually withheld such information from the USASpending.gov database in 2007 and 2008.

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[SoFlaJet]

1. no he was there to jack Lieberman's jaw

and threaten him that he WILL unseat him in 2012 if he keeps steppin wrong

[shraby]

2. Lieberman wasn't his main reason for being

there, it was just a welcomed opportunity that presented itself while he was there.

[burythehatchet]

3. That asswipe will be lucky to be remembered by 2012

[lapfog_1]

4. About F'ing time!!!

I don't care if he does one other thing... about time someone pinned lieberman's ears back.

[AndyA]

5. Not trying to be negative regarding Obama, but I'm a bit concerned

about anyone who teams up with that nutbag Coburn. I'm from Oklahoma, and the only one crazier than Coburn is Inhofe. Oh joy, who also "represents" Oklahoma. :eyes:

What the hell did we ever do to deserve TWO of the most disgusting, worthless human beings that ever sucked in air and pushed out crap from every orifice in their bodies? :shrug: