Posted on 03/31/2009 1:29:07 PM PDT by AH_LiveRight
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Americans, from teenagers to baby boomers, soon will get a fresh chance to lend a helping hand in a time of need after Congress voted Tuesday to expand ways for people to serve the country and each other.
The House voted 275-149 for a $5.7 billion bill that takes ambitious steps on public service, including tripling the number of positions in the Clinton-era AmeriCorps program, its largest expansion since the agency's creation in 1993, and establishing a fund to help nonprofit organizations recruit and manage more volunteers.
Congress was sending the bill to President Barack Obama, who often cites his years as a Chicago community organizer for giving him his political start. Obama has made bolstering national service programs a high priority, and in his overall budget proposal has called for more than $1.1 billion for the programs, an increase of more than $210 million.
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What a headline? “Congress expands ways for Americans to bow to their masters” would be more appropriate.
Most of us can barely help ourselves, just ask Barry.
INTREP
Well, now isn’t that a delightfully euphemistic story...
I fail to see how Congress EXPANDED ways Americans can help others. Volunter efforts are only limited by your skills and willingness to do for others.
And making moves to require public “volunteer” service (as is required of some convicted criminals) is a violation of basic rights. Unless we are going to see everyone drafted into the military, and even those people get paid.
and specifically allows the ‘volunteers’ to work for helping elect the Democrats
Ann Sanner is a good little servant
These headlines are reading more & more like they went unedited straight thru AP from Obama’s press office.
He’s talking about the GIVE Act......HR 1388.......that includes FORCED volunteerism.
3000 years ago, Moses spoke to the Israelites...
Boys, get on your camels, pack up your asses, we're goin' to the promised land!
.............
3000 years later...
Obama says...
Boys, sit on yur asses, light up a Camel, this is the promised land...
What do you bet that in the future in order to get your Social Security you HAVE to prove you did your “Volunteer” Time....how about making WELFARE recipients do VOLUNTEER TIME????
Help themselves into my wallet no thanks.
I am apprently the first to leave a comment on Yahoo
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01388:@@@R
See your sellout Republican votes at the link. The title of the bill was- A bill entitled “The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws.”
The expansion of government from “compassionate conservatism” marches on.
Paying people, with TAXPAYER'S MONEY, to volunteer isn't VOLUNTEERING! It's STEALING!
Where the hell is the stinking BARF ALERT?
Damn amateur's
A meaningful, productive job is the best welfare plan ever devised. No government needed.
Please don’t shoot the messenger (me!). I followed the tease which was- Congress votes on public service bill- Reuters
The title was different, and it was a crAP byline.
Meanwhile, there are shiny metal things distracting everyone.
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