Or, are Republican Senators so programmed to vote yes on behalf of any and all corporate entities that they didn't even read the bill?
Later on Tuesday, the White House issued a statement praising the idea of a debate about surveillance but denouncing "the current effort in the House to hastily dismantle" the call tracking program, urging lawmakers to vote down the legislation and instead conduct a "reasoned review of what tools can best secure the nation".
Depending on how big a supplemental spending bill Congress approves, discretionary spending -- the programs Congress has to vote on each year -- will probably total $720 billion to $740 billion this year, up from $657.4 billion last year.
The votes against increasing taxes confirmed that, just as committee members have been unwilling to cut domestic programs when asked to vote on them individually, they are unwilling to risk voter anger by approving a tax hike that stands alone.
Majority Leader Eric Cantor has experimented with a direct democracy online tool for reducing government programs, YouCut, which allows citizens to vote down programs through SMS voting.
If you are part of California's Safe At Home program, you should register to vote by calling 877-322-5227 or using the email associated with your program.
A second 2017 study observed an even longer-term effect: Researchers found that students who participated in a specific SEL program were more likely to vote in young adulthood.
The Target Circle beta website also now touts two other components to the program, including the ability to vote on Target's local community giving initiatives and a "birthday surprise" feature, which is only one aspect of the program's larger personalized feature set.
Supporters are encouraged to visit the program's Facebook page to vote.
Beyond that, members who seek out basic information - including about NSA programs they are required to vote on and FISA court (FISC) rulings on the legality of those programs - find that they are unable to obtain it.
It is politically expedient, since lower tax revenues can be used to justify sharp cuts in entitlement programs, whose beneficiaries tend to vote democratic.
