Senate rejects $250 checks for elderly

[Contrary1]

This surprised me. I figured the drug lobbyists would have bought enough votes to pass, since a good portion of the HUGE $250.00 would have found its way into their pockets. And, at least 10 Democrats joined the Repubs on this.

Oh well...enjoy that can of cat food, you ungrateful seniors.

Senate rejects $250 checks for elderly

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A measure to give some 57 million elderly people, veterans and persons with disabilities a $250 check was rejected by the Senate on Wednesday, a setback for the powerful seniors' lobby.

President Barack Obama has called for Congress to approve the payments to make up for their benefits not increasing this year, but the Senate defeated it 50 to 47.

The payments would have added $13 billion to a $108 billion job-creation package pending in the Senate.

Congress approved payments last year as part of the $862 billion stimulus package.

Social Security payments for the elderly and disabled will stay flat this year for the first time since 1975 because they are tied to consumer prices, which decreased amid the worst economic recession in 70 years..."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/pl_nm/us_usa_congress_elderly

[KansDem]

1. "The payments would have added $13 billion..."

And yet, $9 billion still goes missing in Iraq...

[Individualist]

2. I'd like to know who the 10 Dems were who voted against it.

I have a strong feeling they're DLC/NDC.

[Contrary1]

5. More than 10...here they are:

Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin);
Bennett (D-Colorado);
Feinstein (D-California);
Levin (D-Michigan);
Udall (D-Colorado);
Bayh (Indiana);
Carper (Delaware);
Landrieu (LA);
McCaskill (MO);
Nelson (NE);
Shaheen (NH);
Warner (VA);

http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/33235

[dmr]

9. Senator Levin is going to hear from me again

Rarely does he disappoint.
:grr:

Edit to say, I was hoping this would buy me new glasses.

[CountAllVotes]

10. thanks for nothing DEAR DIANNE!

Rich ass bitch! :mad:

Thanks for nothing once again!

:dem: :kick:

[inna]

12. Feingold and Feinstein?? WTF??

:mad: :grr:

[DrDan]

3. a lousy $13B - a little over a month of our ridiculous war

[Hello_Kitty]

4. "but the Senate defeated it 50 to 47." sigh. eom

[arbusto_baboso]

6. Looks like it ain't just Bunning saying "Tough shit" to Americans.

[1776Forever]

15. Hurts but true!

:hurts:

[RantinRavin]

7. Ah yes, the old cat food ploy

Except cat food costs more than people food nowadays....

[pipi_k]

8. Well there are options...

Dry cat food goes a long way.

So does the canned stuff, if a person only has half a can at each meal.

[Bryn]

11. This deserves more attention from DUers!

Kick & Recommend

Nice that Senate gave Wall Street billions, but screws seniors/veterans/disabled $250.

[inna]

14. Exactly.

It's just unbelievable and disgusting. Can't believe Feingold went ahead with this (WHY, Russ??), and furious at my Senator, Feinstein.

x(

[Individualist]

18. +1

[Morning Dew]

13. I want to know what consumer prices went down.... I sure didn't find lower prices in stores.

[Individualist]

17. The powers that be don't include price of necessities such as food, utilities, etc.

[Mari333]

16. fucking the elderly again are they

while 52,000 a minute is spent on corporate wars

and how much are we paying for mercenaries?

Levin you asshole.

[Bitwit1234]

19. But they rake in over 3,000 a year raise for themselves.

We know republicans wouldn't vote for it but 13 democrats. I put a curse on every single one of them. And hope they loose their next election.

[Obamanaut]

20. Unless they die or retire, they have a reelection rate of nearly

95%

We vote for the 'name you know', and they know it so they don't really care.

[geardaddy]

21. Here's the whole list

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---47
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (D-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---50
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brown (R-MA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
LeMieux (R-FL)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Udall (D-CO)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (D-VA)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 3
Bond (R-MO)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Isakson (R-GA)

[Contrary1]

22. Kick for evening crowd. n/t