Senate fails to advance energy bill

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By Steven Mufson and Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, December 7, 2007; 10:38 AM


Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes this morning to close debate on the energy bill passed by the House yesterday, setting the scene for a new round of negotiations over whether to strip out portions of the tax package and requirements for electric utilities to use renewable energy for 15 percent of their generation.

The Senate voted 53-42 to close debate, falling short of the 60 votes needed to permit a vote on passage even though the leading presidential candidates returned from the campaign trail to bolster the measure's chances.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/07/AR2007120700856.html?hpid=topnews

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

1. Meanwhile we just kep wasting fossil fuels

Disgusting..

[LeftCoast]

2. Hmm...and this is the Senate people think will convict Bush & Cheney?

Republicans do what's right for themselves. They could care less about the rest of us.

[Skidmore]

3. Why are these people actively destroying this nation?

Will someone just please make an attempt to explain this bunch of jokers to me?

[ProSense]

4. Roll Call

Nays
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)


Three friggin Dems!