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Tue 24 Jun 2008

Cloture Vote on Housing Bill Passes; 9 Republicans Step Up to the Plate

Posted by DC Republican under Across the US , Activism , Beltway Politics , Campaign '08 , Congress , Democrats , Politics , Spending
 

Even though it was inevitable that the Democrats would get the cloture vote that Harry Reid was seeking on the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (aka: Housing Bailout Bill), I have to admit that I was quite surprised to see it get the overwhelming support that it did.

The final vote on H.R. 3221 was 83 yea’s, 9 nay’s, and then there were 8 member of the Senate who were either running for President, recovering from surgery, or simply didn’t want to show the American people that they had a pair and stand up for what is right.

Regardless of how this vote turned out, there are 9 members of the Senate who deserve our thanks and gratitude for standing up and speaking out against this horrible piece of legislation.

Senators who have a pair:

 

Senator John Barrasso, Wyoming

John Barrasso

Senator Christopher Bond, Missouri

Christopher Bond

Senator James Bunning, Kentucky

James Bunning

Senator Michael Crapo, Idaho

Michael Crapo

Senator Jim DeMint, South Carolina

Jim DeMint

Senator John Ensign, Nevada

John Ensign

Senator Michael Enzi, Wyoming

Michael Enzi

Senator Jon Kyl, Arizona

John Kyl

Senator David Vitter, Louisiana

David Vitter

 

And then there are those Senators who simply don’t get it:

Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)

Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)

Craig (R-ID)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)

Stabenow (D-MI)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)

Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)

 

 

Blogs covering this:

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/06/senate_key_vote_doddshelby_hou.php

http://usmegatrends.blogspot.com/2008/06/is-there-goat-in-house.html

http://www.mathies.com/weblog/?p=1319

http://rubechat.kfan.com/forums/thread/3139831.aspx

http://senatus.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/another-emergency-spending-bill-possible-housing-bill-may-be-pushed-back/

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-sns-ap-congress-housing,0,2396621.story?track=rss

http://thekansascitian.blogspot.com/2008/06/senate-housing-bailout-further-erodes.html

If you’re covering the post-cloture segments of the Housing Bailout Bill, let me know, I’d be more than happy to add your link to the list.

 

3 Responses to “Cloture Vote on Housing Bill Passes; 9 Republicans Step Up to the Plate”

  1. Anonymous Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    I’m guessing Brownback wasn’t voting because he’s still holding out for a VP spot? What’s more baffling is the fact that Tom Coburn didn’t vote.

  2. howie Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    you moron!

  3. Michael Says:
    June 27th, 2008 at 9:23 am

    This is bad news, man. There needs to be more public outcry over this. If this bill passes in the face of constituents ire, I don’t know what to say. Go here for updates:
    http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200806/POL20080627a.html

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