CSPAN2: SENATE: ESTATE TAX/MINIMUM WAGE DEBATE & VOTE TIME - NOW!

[LSK]

Frist is bringing it up now.

H.R.5970

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit
against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000,to repeal
the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes,and
to extend expiring provisions,and for other purposes.

Here are the house votes:
http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2006&rolln ...
http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2006&rolln ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[LSK]

1. Frist is spewing the same old BS about "lost farms"

[blogslut]

9. oh yeah

cause family farmers are zillionaires...

[Greeby]

2. Keep an eye on his potential replacement here

http://www.wsmv.com/politics/9617821/detail.html

TN primary results

[LSK]

3. Hes giving 15 min to Sen Grassley

Let the lies spew forth.

[Greeby]

4. As Malloy pointed out, Grassley looks like a frog

ribbit ribbit

[Beaverhausen]

5. are they voting tonight on this?

[LSK]

7. yes, right now

[ComerPerro]

6. I will not watch this. I can't stand to listen to the GOP's Orwellian

doublespeak bullshit.

[LSK]

8. come back in 15 min as the Dems will have equal time

[LSK]

10. Grassley seems to think there are not 60 votes

Is that right?

60 votes needed for closure. Come on Dems, you can block this.

[LSK]

11. kick

Nobody cares here???

[blogslut]

Durbin's up

n/t

[LSK]

13. 2 estates out of every 1000 pay estate tax

[LSK]

14. 18 of the wealthiest families have spent 200million lobbying for this

[LSK]

15. 8200 familiies will benefit from this estate tax repeal

[flpoljunkie]

45. The most prominent of which is the Wal Mart heirs.

[flpoljunkie]

54. The loss to the treasury over a decade would be around $800 billion!

[LSK]

12. Dick Durbin up now

GOP is calling it the trifecta.

[LSK]

16. Kent Conrad up now

[LSK]

17. we have to borrow more money from China to pay for this

[Sydnie]

18. I am not watching ... but I am with you in spirit LSK

I will get my news on the doings and such from you and this thread.

Blog on please, for those of us not watching but wish we were.

[LSK]

19. thanks Sydnie

Reid is complimenting Grassly and Frist so you know hes angry. lol

[blogslut]

20. Go Harry!

Let's change the name of the bill to the "Prosperous Family Act"

[LSK]

21. "the majority doesnt believe in having a living wage for the poor"

[LSK]

23. tell us how many farms were lost?? none!

[madfloridian]

22. Is Bill Nelson there, is he voting? Or will he not.

I called his office late this afternoon, and he has not made up his mind.

[LSK]

24. they are in debate still

I think about 20 more min to vote time.

[LSK]

37. Mr Nelson of Fl = Aye

[LSK]

25. Sen Patty Murray up now

Talking about workers who receive tips would recieve a decrease in minimum wage.

[LSK]

26. Frist has 7 min, giving time to Santorum

[Imalittleteapot]

27. Santorum in his angle suit.

Gag. I have to stop watching now.

[LSK]

28. hes prepared for Rapture today

[Imalittleteapot]

31. Well, I see my emails and calls to Lying KBH

were for naught ---- as usual.

[Sydnie]

32. what the hell is an angle suit?

?

[LSK]

33. he was wearing all white

[Imalittleteapot]

34. White suit and baby bottom pink tie.

[Sydnie]

41. Thanks ... I just couldn't picture it!

Glad I didn't see it either.

[Imalittleteapot]

43. Byrd yea? Did I hear that right?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

49. i thought i heard it, too

[juajen]

68. I believe he means angel?, not angle as in "right angle"?

[LSK]

29. Hutchinson spinning lies about the farms again

The poor need death tax relief!!!

[mom cat]

47. don't confust them with the facts.

[LSK]

30. Yeahs and Nays time

Motion to proceed to vote.

They need 60 Yeahs.

[Mass]

36. Lincoln voting YES.

Except that, at this point, all dems voted NO, all reps AYE.

[Mass]

38. NELSON FL AYE

[LSK]

35. Landrieu and Vonovich voted No

I think we got this one blocked.

[LSK]

39. Nelson of FL = Aye

[LSK]

40. Nelson of Nebraska = Aye

Whats with Senators named Nelson???

[mom cat]

42. Landreau NO!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

44. did i hear byrd on aye side?

[Mass]

46. Not sure, it may have been Burr?

[Imalittleteapot]

52. Hope so.

[Imalittleteapot]

48. That's what I heard!

[LSK]

50. maybe he got confused

Votes sometimes change after a few min....

[flpoljunkie]

51. It is hard to understand whether she says Byrd or Burr, R-NC.

[flpoljunkie]

58. She just said Burr, Aye, so it evidently was Byrd, Aye.

[Greeby]

53. Bear in mind Dems are at least one short tonight

Baucus is attending his nephew's funeral

[LSK]

55. it doesnt matter, they need 60 yes votes

[Mass]

56. They need 60 AYE votes to pass that, so Baucus and Lieberman will not

impact the vote. It will count as a NO.

[mom cat]

61. Thanks for the relief. I always forget that it is them that need 60.

[babylonsister]

74. I'm late to this; where's Lieberman? nt

[Mass]

76. Trying to get people to vote for him on Tuesday. Does not look good

according to the latest poll

[babylonsister]

79. Aw, that ole primary thingie?

Thanks, Mass.

And here's a Joementum/thug thread for your perusal:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[LSK]

80. bye bye Joementum

[LSK]

57. Mr Chaffee - No

Thats our reliable republican!

[Sydnie]

60. ROFL

RI is not doing so great in the economy arena right now, he knows he had better not vote for this mess. Not with the fight he is in for his seat.

[babylonsister]

62. OT: Thanks! I'm a doofus!

[mom cat]

59. Burr aye, so Byrd was aye also, Chafee NO!

[LSK]

63. Mr Frist NO = LOL, THIS BILL IS DEAD

[Sydnie]

65. AMEN!

[LSK]

67. 56 - 42

ITS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!1

[mom cat]

72. Horray!

[mom cat]

64. Frist no?

[Mass]

66. procedural vote so that he can resubmit the bill later.

[LSK]

70. hes saying that now

ITs a procedural thing

[Sydnie]

73. That is the only way to bring up reconsideration of a bill

is to cast your vote on the winning side. Frist has done this several times this year already, even changing his vote at the last minute to get on the "winning" side.

[Greeby]

69. Yay 56 Nays 42

[babylonsister]

71. Motion not agreed to? nt

[Sapphire Blue]

75. 'No' on cloture. Amen. And good night.

[babylonsister]

77. Phew!

Thanks, S B! I think of you often; how are you feeling?
Here's a hug!

[Sapphire Blue]

81. Me, too... phew!

right back atcha!

I'm doing okay... but exhausted, what w/all the galloping about the internets, righting injustices



"Heigh-ho Silver, away!"

[LSK]

78. basically its been filibustered

[TahitiNut]

82. Dems voting 'Yea' on cloture ...

Byrd (D-WV)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)

[LSK]

83. roll call here

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/r...

[babylonsister]

84. I would dearly love to know their reasoning. Who is Byrd trying

to appease? Was it the min. wage part of it?

On the other side of that coin, is Nelson-Fl, trying to appease a rich base?

I'm not getting it.