liberaliraqvet26
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Wed Jul-19-06 05:29 PM
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2003 vote AGAINST body armor for guard/reserves!!!! |
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Edited on Wed Jul-19-06 05:30 PM by liberaliraqvet26
As a former reservist who served in the initial 2003 invasion of Iraq, I now know why our unit didn't get body armor for the first 8 months of our tour.
Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Landrieu Amdt. No. 452 ) Vote Number: 116 Vote Date: April 2, 2003, 05:35 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 452 to S. 762 (Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003 ) Statement of Purpose: To appropriate $1, 047,000,000 for procurement for the National Guard and Reserves. Vote Counts: YEAs 52 NAYs 47 Not Voting 1
Senators Voting to table: Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee (R-RI) Chambliss (R-GA) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Fitzgerald (R-IL) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Miller (D-GA) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)
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Wed Jul-19-06 05:47 PM
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1. This looks like a powerful ad for the Democrats. |
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If it's okay with the Republicans, that is.
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liberaliraqvet26
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Wed Jul-19-06 05:52 PM
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3. It would be nice if they had the balls to use it. |
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Wed Jul-19-06 05:48 PM
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2. but they *support* the troops... look at the magnets on their cars and |
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and the flag pins in their lapels! not to mention their votes to try and make it unconstitutional to burn the *flag* you were fighting for.
thanks for yor service, btw. welcome home.
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