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OldDem2012

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12. I took a look at the Senate vote and was shocked to see that Sessions from Alabama voted "Yay".....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 03:37 AM

Jan 2013

....while his GOP buddy Shelby voted "Nay".

Senators voting against:

Michael Bennett (D-Colorado) – NAY
Tom Carper (D-Delaware) – NAY
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) – NAY

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) – NAY
Mike Lee (R-Utah) – NAY
Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) – NAY
Marco Rubio (R-Florida) – NAY
Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) – NAY

Senators not voting:

Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) – NOT VOTING
Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) – NOT VOTING
Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey) – NOT VOTING

Fiscal Cliff: How Each Senator Voted

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FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 659 [View all] brooklynite Jan 2013 OP

Thanks for posting that....I was looking for the roll call. nt antigop Jan 2013 #1

The five Republicans that did NOT vote were Tx4obama Jan 2013 #2

Dan Burton (R-Retiring) probably "avoided" the fiscal cliff to go out back and shoot melons johnfunk Jan 2013 #13

I didn't lobby my congressman, Ron Paul (R-Retiring), because he's a hopeless case. However .... Zen Democrat Jan 2013 #15

Matheson voted no. Of course he did. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #3

Kucinich voted AYE alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #4

My damn congressasshole voted no. Archae Jan 2013 #5

Hell freezes over. Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #6

Jim McDermott voted no? uppityperson Jan 2013 #7

I saw that - he's my former Congressman...Current one Woolsey was a no vote.... Pachamama Jan 2013 #8

Thinking about it more, I don't think he liked the compromise either. It didn't go far enough for hi uppityperson Jan 2013 #10

Among the Democrats voting NO it's about half liberals and half DLCers. bluestateguy Jan 2013 #9

Both of the republicans in my area marlakay Jan 2013 #11

I took a look at the Senate vote and was shocked to see that Sessions from Alabama voted "Yay"..... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #12

My DINO rep, Collin Peterson, voted Nay. Fucking POS weasel! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #14