Tag Archive: Jim DeMint

Senate Reverses Policy, Posts Votes in XML

by John Wonderlich May 5, 2009 2:46 pm

The US Senate has finally reversed its longstanding policy of restricting public access to raw data about how Senators vote,... View Article

Senators Signing XML Vote Letter

by Paul Blumenthal May 1, 2009 2:51 pm

Earlier, I wrote about a “Dear Colleague” letter circulating in the Senate written by Sen. Jim DeMint asking for roll... View Article

Support Senate Roll Call Votes in XML

by Paul Blumenthal May 1, 2009 11:18 am

If not now, when? Neither the House nor the Senate maintain any reasonable database of lawmaker votes. And while the... View Article

DeMint Makes Case for Earmark Transparency

by Bill Allison Jul 19, 2007 1:09 pm

Earlier this week (Tuesday, to be exact), Sen. James DeMint made a pretty good argument on the Senate floor as to why earmarks should be transparent. He also plugged the efforts of bloggers who've been all over this issue, including Sunlight. See for yourself:

Reid/DeMint Compromise Keeps Online Disclosure

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 12, 2007 3:48 pm

The compromise on Sen. Jim DeMint's earmark reform amendment has been released and it appears that the online disclosure section of Sen. Reid's proposal will survive along with the stronger aspects of DeMint's amendment. According to CongressDaily, the Senate will vote on DeMint's amendment (SA 11) on Tuesday and then vote on a secondary amendment proposed by Reid that would do the following:

Reid said his changes include a tighter definition of a targeted "tax benefit" to help a limited group. "This is a flexible and more realistic standard," said Majority Whip Durbin. Reid's amendment would also require 48-hour notice on the Internet and aims to prevent lawmakers such as imprisoned former Rep. Randy (Duke) Cunningham, R-Calif., from thwarting disclosure rules.
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Drama in Senate over Earmark Reform

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 12, 2007 12:58 pm

Update: TPM Muckraker has details on the face-saving. Reid has bowed to accept the earmark reform.

The Senate Democrats fought yesterday to hold their slim majority together to fight earmark reforms proposed by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) attempted to kill the DeMint amendment (SA 11), which sought to adopt the same earmark reforms the House adopted last week. When Reid pushed a motion to table the amendment ten Democrats voted against their Leader to not table the bill. The whole episode has become a major embarrassment for Reid and it is now rumored that Reid is making a compromise with DeMint to save face.

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