List of what was in the Defense Appropriations bill that the GOP blocked

[Tx4obama]

From Mother Jones

When Republicans successfully mustered their entire caucus to block an up-or-down vote on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Tuesday, they were blocking a heck of a lot more. The National Defense Appropriations Act of 2011 wasn't just about DADT, or the immigrant-friendly DREAM Act, or even the DOD budget: Its more than 3,500 provisions set out an ambitious (largely progressive) agenda for the most powerful government agency in the world. As the party of "Hell no!" tries to convince voters that it has an affirmative vision for America, here's a look at just a few of the other rules Republicans didn't want to become the law of the land—from combating contractor corruption and reducing Uncle Sam's foreign footprint, to going green and caring for wounded warriors:

SEE LONG LIST HERE: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/09/what-else-in-dadt-bill-repeal-senate-defense-act-lgbt

Edited to add:
p.s. Be sure to see comment #2 down below :)

[liberal N proud]

1. Will the Democrats be smart enough to use this in the next 6 weeks

To help retain control of congress.

[Tx4obama]

2. Btw the way, guess what the Senate is doing again RIGHT NOW

From the Senate calendar for today, Wednesday Sept 22nd:

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3454, the Department of Defense Authorization bill.

http://democrats.senate.gov/calendar/2010-09.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. And does THIS bill have DADT in it?

( sorry, I am heading out the door otherwise I would look it up and read it)

Thanks for posting the info and the link, Tx.

[Tx4obama]

5. I don't know. It is the SAME bill as yesterday, as far as I know nothing in it has changed. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

4. And Reid can put it on the Senate calendar every single business day until they

can get a motion to proceed passed.

[Steve20]

6. re

Not sure its a good time for the DREAM act.

[Tx4obama]

7. Getting REAL tired of my threads getting unrec'd. Wish DU would do something about it! n/t

[Tx4obama]

8. Call the offices of Lincoln, Pryor, Snowe, Collins, Brown, etc!

Tell them to pass the Defense bill, as is, ASAP!