[Captain Rhino]

According to this source, the bill is still only scheduled for debate:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s110-2433

If you look through the text to the bill at the above link, there is no mention of funding at all. Just a requirement for the President to develop and report a strategy for eliminating extreme global poverty within one year from the passage of the unpassed bill. If Senator Obama is claiming this as an accomplishment, it’s not much to brag about.

No mention of any House action or parallel house bill. What are your sources?

[Roccus]

HR 1302

[Captain Rhino]

Here is a link to the House bill: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1302/text

Text is nearly (if not exactly) identical to the Senate version. Once again, just a requirement for the President to develop and report a strategy.

So where is the $800+ billion figure actually coming from??

[Roccus]

Sorry ‘bout that

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1302

If you are really interested, here is the (UN) Millennium Development Goal

http://209.85.215.104/search?q=cache:Vr_WfuAsBwQJ:www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.pdf+United+Nations+Millennium+Declaration,+General+Assembly+Resolution+55/2+(2000).&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

There is a lot more than money involved here....control of pharmaceutical companies, gun control, Kyoto compliance...a lot more.

[yoe]

Obama's poverty bill has been around for some time - during the earlier part of his campaign, it was put on the back burner for obvious reasons. Educate yourselves:

(Obama's madness)

(Obama and friends)

(link)

(...bill stalled)

(what this bill would mean to you)

If ever there were a time to contact your Senators, Now is That Time! Obama is NOT the One anyone is looking for!!

[SumProVita]

Check this out (both the video and other links):

http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2008/07/video-glen-beck-on-obamas-global.html