S. 837 is a new bill introduced in the Senate to require that North Korea be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, among other things.
But wait a sec. North Korea is and does a lot of bad things, but is sponsoring terrorism among them?
Well, kinda, yes. My handy Web research reveals a Salon article [...]
The Congressional Budget Office came out with a cost estimate today for S. 3297, the Advancing America’s Priorities Act, which has also been called the “Coburn Omnibus.” It combines 36 pieces of federal legislation into one.
Yesterday, adding up all the pieces of the Coburn Omnibus, we came up with about $65 per U.S. family. [...]
Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma didn’t come to Washington, D.C. to grow the government.
A long time critic of federal spending and power, he has made prolific use of “holds” to prevent legislation he doesn’t like from moving forward.
Now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has reached his wit’s end. [...]