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Bill: FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Teleurstelling Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2422
Description[?]:
| In order to reduce unfair tax burden on our own citizens while not eliminating foreign aid completely the above proposal is hereby made. Charity begins at home. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:56:35, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We are severely disapointed that this proposal keeps coming up. The Secular Party has voted it down at least once already. Charity should go to those that need it most. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 01:19:18, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Teleurstelling Party | To | Debating the FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act |
| Message | ..::Rises::.. To the Rt Hon and it would seem powerful Representative from the Secular Party. ..::Uncontrolled Grin::.. I believe it might stretching the truth just a bit to suggest that the Secular Party voted anything down. I do indeed recognize your party holds four more seats then my own...and between us we hold not a fifth of the vote. So please don't overstate your Parties ability to influence legislation. Yes, you have voted against this in the past, and as long as I have a voice in this body you have my assurance it will continue to appear for you to vote against. One day perhaps the Secular Party might even be able to claim single handedly knocking a bill down...but not today. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 04:31:33, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act |
| Message | *chuckles from the Pimm benches, some waving of order papers* |
| Date | 11:49:40, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Christian Women's Association | To | Debating the FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act |
| Message | Luthori is a good Christian country and should carry on helping other countries in need. Belinda Braithwaite (Leader of the LCWA) |
| Date | 21:23:53, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, In response to the comments from the Falls Party and the chuckles from the rather fat members of the Linen and on Pimm's Party, I obviously meant the coalition from which I was a part of. |
| Date | 21:24:21, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act |
| Message | I yield the floor. |
| Date | 02:58:54, June 30, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the FPA 4-20/8 International Aid Reform Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We should like to assert, first and most importantly! that we are not fat. Big boned, perhaps. Rotund, for those of our members fond of rich meats. But fat! sir I have never been so insulted. On the matter of the bill, we are in full support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 17 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 35 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 48 |
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