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Final roll call vote on the UAW bailout
Michelle Malkin —
Final roll call vote on the UAW bailout By Michelle Malkin•December 12, 2008 12:11 AM Here’s the roll call vote on the UAW bailout cloture motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005. ) Behold the yea, the nays, and the no-shows who didn’t vote: [image] The 10 pro-bailout Republicans: Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Collins (R-ME) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Lugar (R-IN) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) More here . Posted in: ...
Senate Democrats Had Enough Republican Votes to Pass the Bailout
Weekly Standard Blog —
Nancy Pelosi says that Senate Republicans were "irresponsible" for opposing the auto bailout, which failed on a cloture vote last night 52 to 35.
Senate Republicans’ refusal to support the bipartisan legislation passed by the House and negotiated in good faith with the White House, the Senate and the automakers is irresponsible, especially at a time of economic hardship. The consequences of the Senate Republicans’ failure to act could be devastating to our economy, detrimental to workers, and destructive to the American automobile ...
Bush reconsiders position on automakers
Political Animal —
... " of the auto companies. So, last night didn't go well, but the matter isn't quite finished yet. Speaking of last night, several readers have written to note that the vote to end the Republican filibuster did not fall strictly along party lines. ...
Auto Union Thugs Blame GOP But Overlook Dems Who Bailed On The Bailout
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger speaks during a news conference in Detroit
Bailout Bill DOA In Senate
United Auto Workers Lash Out at GOP Senators Over Bailout Collapse
The president of the United Auto Workers union accuses Senate Republicans of thwarting the $14 billion auto rescue package.
(FOX)
The head of the United Auto Workers union lashed out Friday at Senate Republicans — Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, in particular — blaming them for scuttling the $14 billion auto bailout package approved earlier in the week by the House.
GOP objections stalled the measure in the Senate Thursday ...
The 20 senators who bailed out Wall Street but refused to rescue auto workers.
Think Progress —
Last night, the Senate failed to approve the auto rescue package, voting 52-35 in favor of the bill – just eight short of the 60 votes that were needed. Over on the Wonk Room, Dan Weiss takes a look at the 20 senators who voted for the Wall Street bailout but voted against the auto rescue last night (as well as the 10 others who skipped the vote last night, but voted for the financial bailout): ...
The Auto Bailout Vote: a Preview of Coming Attractions?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
Just a quick observation on Thursday's cloture motion on the Big 3 Bailout. Ten Republicans voted for cloture; eight of the ten are from states that Barack Obama won, and that doesn't count Kit Bond's vote in Missouri, who is in for a tough re-election fight in a purple state. Four Democrats voted against closure; three of the four are from states McCain won, with the only exception being Harry Reid, who voted no for procedural reasons. Republicans Voting YEA: Bond (MO) Brownback (KS) Collins (ME) Dole (NC) Domenici (NM) Lugar (IN) Snowe (ME) Specter (PA) Voinovich (OH) Warner, John ...
L.A Times Falsely Tells Readers That Democrats Didn’t Have the 10 Republican Votes Necessary to Pass the Auto Industry Bailout
Patterico's Pontifications —
The L.A. Times story on the failure of the bailout blamed it squarely on Republicans, in a story titled Senate Republicans kill auto bailout bill:
Republican opposition killed a $14-billion auto industry bailout plan in the Senate on Thursday night, putting the future of U.S. automakers in doubt and threatening to deliver another blow to the economy.
. . . .
Senate Democrats couldn’t bring the measure up for a vote without the support of at least 10 Republicans. Ultimately, they were seven votes short.
But wait! Via Instapundit, John McCormick at the Weekly Standard points ...
L.A. Times Corrects That Misstatement on the Auto Industry Bailout
Patterico's Pontifications —
On Saturday I sent this e-mail to the L.A. Times Readers’ Representative:
Jamie,
The L.A. Times’s December 12 story on the bailout, titled Senate Republicans kill auto bailout bill, strongly implied that Democrats did not have 10 Republican votes to kill a filibuster:
Republican opposition killed a $14-billion auto industry bailout plan in the Senate on Thursday night, putting the future of U.S. automakers in doubt and threatening to deliver another blow to the economy.
. . . .
Senate Democrats couldn’t bring the measure up for a vote without the support of at least 10 Republicans. ...
Retiring Republicans As A Source Of Votes
Open Left - Front Page —
With Republican George Voinovich of Ohio retiring, the number of open, Republican-held Senate seats in 2010 has now climbed to four. Next year, all four of these seats, Florida (Martinez), Kansas (Brownback), Missouri (Bond) and Ohio (Voinivich), are winnable with a good candidate. Looking more short-term, the four Senators vacating these seats could prove to be a vital source of cross-over votes to support Democratic trifecta legislation. This is because retiring Republicans appear far more willing to support Democratic legislation that those who seek to stay in the Senate over the long-haul.
Consider, for example, the only major piece of legislation since the November elections with a mainly ...
