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Sen. Stevens is the “Secret Holder”

By brenarlo on August 31, 2006 at 05:27 am
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Sen. Stevens is 'the secret senator'
The identity of the blogosphere's "secret senator" has been revealed. CNN has confirmed that Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has placed a hold on a bill that would require the government to publish online a database of federal spending. "He does have a hold on the bill," Stevens' spokesperson Aaron Saunders told CNN. "At the time he placed the hold he notified Sen. [Tom] Coburn and his staff and identified several questions we had with the bill. Two weeks ago Sen. Coburn named Stevens as having a hold on the bill, so we don't consider it a secret." Senate tradition allows any senator to keep a piece of legislation from reaching the Senate floor by placing a hold on the bill. Coburn's office confirmed that Coburn had revealed Stevens' hold during a town hall meeting in Oklahoma two weeks ago.
I don't think this comes as a surprise to anyone. Senator Stevens is also the one responsible for wanting funds to complete the infamous "bridge to nowhere." There is rarely a time when conservative and liberal bloggers can unite on one issue. This is one of them. The essence of democracy is that the people should know exactly how their money is being spent. This bill is a no-brainer. Because of the hold and because he wishes to shield Congress's spending from the American people, I can no longer support Sen. Stevens and hope that another Republican challenges him in a primary. This is America. On spending matters... I want to know how my money is being spent. I think Congress is getting that message. This is yet more proof of the affect bloggers are having on American politics.

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The Whistler

Does anyone else think we must be being fed a line over this hold business.

If the hold was this powerful, nothing would move through the Senate.  The hold does exist, but there must be limitations.  It’d amount to the ability to filibuster any item by any Senator anytime.

A guess would be that the hold doesn’t matter if leadership doesn’t want it to.  That would lay it at the feet of Senator Frist.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

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The Whistler on August 31, 2006 at 07:02 am
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TW, I don’t know much about how this procedure works, but I can tell you Ted “the Hulk” Stevens is a very strong and powerful Senator.  He is actually the President pro tempore of the Senate, meaning he’s the third in line to succeed the President..

aNONOMISLY on August 31, 2006 at 07:48 am
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I don’t think this comes as a surprise to anyone. Senator Stevens is also the one responsible for wanting funds to complete the infamous “bridge to nowhere.”

I thought is was to an island with 50 Skimos?

aNONOMISLY on August 31, 2006 at 07:50 am
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ace of spades hq has had copnfirmation that its byrd.

brent j. on August 31, 2006 at 12:07 pm
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No surprise that the champion pork barreler in the Senate is holding up this bill.

docdave on August 31, 2006 at 01:35 pm
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