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Politics got in the way of a lot of legislation this year in Congress, including a proposal to boost funding for a children's health insurance program that covers about 68,000 youngsters in Alabama. anarchy online credits ao credits The Democratic proposal would have expanded the program beyond low-income children to include adults, said Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa. cabal online alz cabal alz "If it had strictly been for children, the Democrats would have gotten a deal," he said. "We know what they want -- they want national health insurance. I was not for that." city of heroes Influence coh influence coh powerlevel But Rep. Artur Davis, D-Birmingham, countered that Democrats compromised by cutting the price tag of the children's health bill from a proposed $100 billion over five years to $35 billion, but the president and congressional Republicans refused to budge. city of villains infamy cov infamy cov powerlevel "The president steadfastly refused to budge, and frankly Republicans in Congress refused to budge," he said. "Democrats moved $65 billion without the president moving an inch." dofus kamas buy dofus kamas Ultimately, Congress passed legislation that essentially provided the same federal money as last year -- about $74 million for Alabama. eve online isk eve isk Much of what happened in Congress this year, especially for Republicans, was the blocking rather than passing of proposals. Bills on immigration reform, stem-cell research and setting timetables for troop withdrawals in Iraq failed. gaia online gold gaia gold "I think what we did was stop a lot of bad stuff from happening," said Rep. Terry Everett, R-Rehobeth. guild wars gold gw gold Democrats forced some 40 votes on measures that sought to impose a timetable for troop withdrawal or other restrictions on the war in Iraq. But only one passed both the House and Senate, and it was promptly vetoed by the president. imvu credits imvu money Democrats played politics with many bills that caused legislation to fall months behind schedule, including the spending bills for much of the federal government, said Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks. Republicans lost control of Congress in the 2006 elections because they weren't flexible enough to pass legislation, he said. maple story mesos maplestory mesos "That's our job -- to get things done," Rogers said. "We haven't got a farm bill passed yet. ... I'm just frustrated." maple story mesos eu maplestory mesos eu The Senate's farm bill passed in mid-December doesn't limit federal subsidies to high-income farmers while the House version cuts off pay ments to millionaires. A joint House- Senate committee will need to reconcile these differences before the bill can be signed into law. rs gold cheap rs gold buy rs gold runescape gold runescape coin runescape money runescape item runescape powerlevel But the bill is months behind schedule, and the American public isn't happy with the slow pace on Capitol Hill. Congressional approval ratings have hovered between 19 percent and 32 percent over the past two months, according to a dozen polls. second life linden second life money buy second life linden cheap second life linden sl linden sl money Congress had some successes this year, increasing the minimum wage, reforming congressional ethics and overhauling the nation's energy policy to boost mileage requirements on cars. The energy legislation also boosts federal loan guarantees for nuclear power plants, which could aid a proposal to build new facilities in northern Alabama. star wars galaxies credits swg credits silkroad online gold sro gold