House Roll Call: Emergency Bill to Halt Layoffs

[Zenlitened]

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The 247-161 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs.

A ''yes'' vote is a vote to pass the bill.

Voting yes were 245 Democrats and 2 Republicans.

Voting no were 3 Democrats and 158 Republicans.

X denotes those not voting.

Link to state-by-state tally:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/08/10/us/politics/AP-US-House-RollCall-Jobs.html?ref=aponline

[femmocrat]

1. Has anyone said who were the 3 dems against and the 2 repub. for it?

Our state divided on party lines.

[Zenlitened]

3. Bright of Alabama, D voting no. Also Taylor of Mississippi, Cooper of Tennessee.

Repubs voting yes were Castle of Delaware and Cao of Louisiana.

[SoCalNative]

4. According to the article

ALABAMA

Democrats -- Bright, N

MISSISSIPPI

Democrats -- Taylor, N

TENNESSEE

Democrats -- Cooper, N

[blogslut]

2. Thanks for this

My (R)ep voted No...Shocker!