How Senators voted on the immigration bill
Trent Lott is one of the best ever for getting votes together for a bill as the Senate Minority Whip in the Senate. Even, it should be said, on bills that are considered a "dog" by his own state, to say nothing of the rest of the nation.
It was a 64-35 roll call by which the Senate voted to reconsider a bill to grant legal status to millions of unlawful immigrants and vastly increase border security. Interesting, Lott was for it, Sen. Cochran against.
On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to resume Senate debate on the bill. A "no" vote was a vote against reconsidering it. Supporters of the legislation needed 60 votes to bring it up again.
Voting "yes" were 39 Democrats, 24 Republicans and 1 independent.
Voting "no" were 9 Democrats, 25 Republicans and 1 independent.
Democrats Yes:
Akaka, Hawaii; Biden, Del.; Bingaman, N.M.; Boxer, Calif.; Brown, Ohio; Cantwell, Wash.; Cardin, Md.; Carper, Del.; Casey, Pa.; Clinton, N.Y.; Conrad, N.D.; Dodd, Conn.; Durbin, Ill.; Feingold, Wis.; Feinstein, Calif.; Harkin, Iowa; Inouye, Hawaii; Kennedy, Mass.; Kerry, Mass.; Klobuchar, Minn.; Kohl, Wis.; Lautenberg, N.J.; Leahy, Vt.; Levin, Mich.; Lincoln, Ark.; Menendez, N.J.; Mikulski, Md.; Murray, Wash.; Nelson, Fla.; Nelson, Neb.; Obama, Ill.; Pryor, Ark.; Reed, R.I.; Reid, Nev.; Salazar, Colo.; Schumer, N.Y.; Webb, Va.; Whitehouse, R.I.; Wyden, Ore.
Democrats No:
Baucus, Mont.; Bayh, Ind.; Byrd, W.Va.; Dorgan, N.D.; Landrieu, La.; McCaskill, Mo.; Rockefeller, W.Va.; Stabenow, Mich.; Tester, Mont.
Democrats Not Voting:
Johnson, S.D.
Republicans Yes:
Bennett, Utah; Bond, Mo.; Brownback, Kan.; Burr, N.C.; Coleman, Minn.; Collins, Maine; Craig, Idaho; Domenici, N.M.; Ensign, Nev.; Graham, S.C.; Gregg, N.H.; Hagel, Neb.; Kyl, Ariz.; Lott, Miss.; Lugar, Ind.; Martinez, Fla.; McCain, Ariz.; McConnell, Ky.; Murkowski, Alaska; Snowe, Maine; Specter, Pa.; Stevens, Alaska; Voinovich, Ohio; Warner, Va.
Republicans No:
Alexander, Tenn.; Allard, Colo.; Barrasso, Wy.; Bunning, Ky.; Chambliss, Ga.; Coburn, Okla.; Cochran, Miss.; Corker, Tenn.; Cornyn, Texas; Crapo, Idaho; DeMint, S.C.; Dole, N.C.; Enzi, Wyo.; Grassley, Iowa; Hatch, Utah; Hutchison, Texas; Inhofe, Okla.; Isakson, Ga.; Roberts, Kan.; Sessions, Ala.; Shelby, Ala.; Smith, Ore.; Sununu, N.H.; Thune, S.D.; Vitter, La.
Others Yes:
Lieberman, Conn.
Others No:
Sanders, Vt.
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posted by Matt Friedeman at
7:05 PM
1 Comments:
Once again, it goes to show that pols think that they are smarter than the rest of us and do not heed or need our consent. I wish there was a way to have Mr. Lott's undivided attention to show him that all of us "blind followers" of talk radio hosts really try to keep up with current events and that we are upset that he did not do the will of his constituency. I guess we could vote him out, but he was just re-elected and it will be a long time before that occasion shows up again. There is much I would like to say about this, but I do not know that I could add anything new to the conversation. Matt, thank you for trying to keep up with all that is going on in our state. With God's love and mine,
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