Comments on: People On Sundays-campaigning

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:35:01 +0000

God Bless these young people and all the folks who cared for them while they were there. We need more people like them and like you. Thank you Senator.

By: A quick update | Alternate Crop

A quick update | Alternate Crop — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:34 +0000

[...] Last Sunday I wrote about the activists who staged a campaign outside the Chase Tower in Oklahoma City. Their hope was to convince Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn to lift his hold on Senate Bill 1067. After camping outside the building for 11 days, the group got word on Tuesday that Coburn had lifted his hold. Activists changed their signs to read “Dr. Coburn just said yes,” and celebrated outside the building where Se. Coburn has offices in Oklahoma City. With Josh Parolin (left) of Los Angeles, Ca., in the foreground, James Block and LaShaye Leopold, both University of Oklahoma students, (at right) embrace as they celebrate with supporters of Senate Bill 1067 outside Chase Tower in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman Abby Freeman, of Washington DC (left) and other supporters, get a hug from Oklahoma City resident Paul Young after he left his office downtown to celebrate with supporters of Senate Bill 1067 outside Chase Tower in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Young, who works downtown said he first heard of the bill after he saw people holding signs in Oklahoma City. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman [...]

By: Jenn St.

Jenn St. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:12:00 +0000

To Bob B., there was an offset written into the orginal bill that was presented to the Senate but it was taken out.

Also Senator Coburn has voted for bills to pass in the senate that had no offsets in it including $7.5 “B”illion (not “M”illion) for development efforts in Pakistan a couple of months ago and, as C. Mayhue commented on, $39 million to study Salt Cedar and Russian Olive trees.

He can allow $39 million to study trees but not $40 million to help a country that has been in torn apart by Joseph Kony and his KIDNAPPED CHIlD soldiers for the past 23 years????

Also there will be no additional money allocated for this program. The money will come from the State Department’s existing foreign aid budget.

Perhaps you should read up on the situation to fully understand it and know what is going on before commenting.

By: Dianna

Dianna — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:58:30 +0000

Amazing! I love to see people using their voices for things they feel strongly about. And guess what…..Coburn said YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just shows that your voice DOES have power, so don’t be afraid to use it!

By: C. Mayhue

C. Mayhue — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:54 +0000

Bob B. I wish you knew what you are talking about. But by your statement, I don’t believe you do.

If the United States was $12 trillion in debt, why did Coburn decide to fund a multi-million dollar research program for olive trees as well as a bunch of other useless bills? We are going to fund programs whether we’re in debt or not- so why not fund programs that will actually have a lasting affect on a place that is desperate for help?

By: Bob B.

Bob B. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:44:54 +0000

Good to see young people taking an interest in the world, but the U.S. has a $12 trillion debt which means we don’t have the money to pay for this bill regardless of its good intentions. I wish the activists the best with their cause but I applaud Tom Coburn for blocking this bill until it is paid for by cutting some other government program.