need detailed info on Senate bill 3364. Bring jobs back to America

[maynard]

I am having an on-going debate (on-line) with a friend of mine. The 2 question I keep asking are, Why are Republicans against giving tax breaks to companies who bring jobs back home? Why are Republicans wanting to continue giving tax breaks to companies who ship jobs overseas? ( New jobs in America will make Obama look good and help in re-election)

Rather than answer the questions, she keeps coming back to my use of semantics and Senate procedures. What is cloture? Why was it used in this case? What procedures am I missing in the whole process of this bill? Is it a bill? I need to sound more intelligent in my response. I still keep asking her the same two questions, which she refuses to answer.

Help me sound more intelligent in Senate procedures.

Thanks!

[PoliticAverse]

1. Cloture ends debate/discussion so that a bill can then be voted on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture

You 'invoke cloture' to end a filibuster.

Cloture failed for S3364 so it couldn't be voted upon (the cloture vote: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/s181 )

Complete info on S3364: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s3364

[maynard]

2. thanks for the info.............