Sens. Colins, Snowe, Obama, Coleman voted AYE so far on Dem perscription

[rodeodance]

drug plan---for negotiation. Senate voting now.

[TwilightGardener]

Anyone else?

[rodeodance]

1. Hagel, Biden, Shumer AYE, Kolh, AYE, Chambliss, NO, Thune NO

[rodeodance]

2. but i came in late--I am not sure if this is vote to let let the vote go forward or

this is the actual vote

[Donnachaidh]

13. Chambliss won't -- he has HUGE backing from Pharma and Med

in Georgia.

Why should he cut into the profits of his *base*? Johnny Isakson won't vote for it either.

[TwilightGardener]

14. Hagel--AYE? I must be living in alternate-reality-land this morning.

[rodeodance]

3. Sen. Specter , Harking AYE

[rodeodance]

5. Feinstein AYE (ealier Feingold AYE). REID NO

[babylonsister]

4. Reid of Nevada - NO? nt

[TwilightGardener]

6. He must be preserving his right to reintroduce it if it fails...(Senate rule)

[babylonsister]

7. Yep. He just entered a motion to reconsider. nt

[Nickster]

10. Exactly. n/t

[rodeodance]

9. Reid has to vote no in order to bring it up later. like he is doing now. Dems LOST again

[ClassWarrior]

8. Coleman sees Al in his rearview mirror...

Just keep telling yourself, Norm, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me."

NGU.

[rodeodance]

15. yup, norm had changed his tune of late.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Was this for cloture or actual vote?

[Oilwellian]

12. Obviously some Democrats voted NO

55-42 vote. Who would vote NOT to negotiate the price of drugs for our seniors? It's insanity not to do that.

[TwilightGardener]

16. Anyone know which Dems voted Nay besides Reid?

[Robbien]

17. List of top ten congresscritters

receiving healthcare donations

$1,822,029 Sen. Arlen Specter (R, PA] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$1,690,600 Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I, CT] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$1,614,527 Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$1,266,971 Sen. Jon Kyl (R, AZ] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$1,218,880 Sen. Richard Burr (R, NC] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$1,143,179 Sen. Max Baucus (D, MT] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$1,056,881 Sen. Charles Grassley (R, IA] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$1,035,934 Sen. John Cornyn (R, TX] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$879,077 Sen. Bob Corker (R, TN] as of Jan 22, 2007.
$878,348 Sen. Jim DeMint (R, SC] as of Jan 22, 2007

http://www.opencongress.org/industry/show/8

I expect some D's on the list will not be voting yes.

[TwilightGardener]

18. Wow--how blatant can it be that their votes are bought and paid for?