S. 2986 - Debt Limit Extension Bill

[Solitaire]

This bill was proposed to increase our 7.4 trillion dollar deficit, by 800 billion.

Yea 52
Nay 44

[elepet]

1. who were the no votes?

[Solitaire]

2. Democrats, but I don't -think- Hilary voted. :(

[elepet]

3. not even 1 Republican?

[Karenca]

4. Hillary VOTED NAY

As did Kerry and Edward, Kennedy and Biden and Bayh.

McCain voted Aye.

[elepet]

5. where are the results posted?

[Solitaire]

6. results

I'm not sure, I was watching it on CSPAN as it happened.

I'm not sure exactly who voted nay or yea, but I know that all the yea's I heard that I recongized, were Democrats.

[elepet]

7. important

to see whether any republicans broke ranks on this one...which the more conservative (in the true sense..fiscal responsibility) might have.

[Karenca]

9. Republican Ensign (NV ) Broke Rank

He was the only Republican to do so.


(sorry for the eroor in y post about Hillary..she did not vote Aye,,she was not present)

[Solitaire]

10. Hilary

I thought she wasn't there, I never heard her name and that just pisses me off.

Every Democrat needs to get on board, or we are so dead. I mean, we are dead anyway with W in charge, but we really need to stick together.

[Robert Oak]

8. actual roll call

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00213#position

[Solitaire]

11. OMG

If , Biden, Clinton and Leahy were there and Miller and Breaux voted with their party we could have stopped this country from being even more bankrupt than it is.

How very f*ing sad.

I'm so upset. :(