Where Do Your Senators Stand

[tsmckenney]

Why speculate any further?


MN looks like this:

Norm Coleman: FOR, he has a weak statement to accompany his stance: I don't support raising taxes, but if it is the only way to fund the program...blah.

Amy Klobochar: FOR, although this isn't confirmed, as her office told me she didn't have a statement addressing it yet. I'm 99.9% sure she will support the new tax.

 

[preembargo]

This is a great idea Mick. I just happen to have the list handy. If you know how your Senators will vote, let me know and I'll update the list.



How they voted

YEAs ---68
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---31
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)

Not Voting - 1
Johnson (D-SD)

 

[Seth]

I have called both and given my opinion. According to their offices :


Alexander, Lamar- (R - TN) will vote against

Corker, Bob- (R - TN) is undecided




Seth

 

[H311oLHD]

AWESOME job guys. I love that list idea Pre. Keep it up! :thumbs:

 

[preembargo]

H3, which way is Illinois going to go? I'm especially curious how Obama is voting.

 

[H311oLHD]

H3, which way is Illinois going to go? I'm especially curious how Obama is voting.

To be honest, i'm not sure. I dont think a senator would respect a 19 year old calling them, so I haven't. My best friend interns for the Obama campaign, but he couldn't find any information bout this vote. I'll have to ask him again. Also- the Tribune never mentioned which way our senators would vote.

In my personal opinion you could probably chalk Obama up for against and Durbin: For. But i'll try to do more research and contribute to the list :thumbs:

 

[LilBastage]

H3, which way is Illinois going to go? I'm especially curious how Obama is voting.

To be honest, i'm not sure. I dont think a senator would respect a 19 year old calling them, so I haven't. My best friend interns for the Obama campaign, but he couldn't find any information bout this vote. I'll have to ask him again. Also- the Tribune never mentioned which way our senators would vote.

In my personal opinion you could probably chalk Obama up for against and Durbin: For. But i'll try to do more research and contribute to the list :thumbs:

Find out. Get involved! You can vote so your opinion is just as important as anyone else's.

You may need to study on it a little more, though. I'd be shocked if Obama was against this bill given his stance on health care for the masses.

 

[H311oLHD]

H3, which way is Illinois going to go? I'm especially curious how Obama is voting.

To be honest, i'm not sure. I dont think a senator would respect a 19 year old calling them, so I haven't. My best friend interns for the Obama campaign, but he couldn't find any information bout this vote. I'll have to ask him again. Also- the Tribune never mentioned which way our senators would vote.

In my personal opinion you could probably chalk Obama up for against and Durbin: For. But i'll try to do more research and contribute to the list :thumbs:

Find out. Get involved! You can vote so your opinion is just as important as anyone else's.

You may need to study on it a little more, though. I'd be shocked if Obama was against this bill given his stance on health care for the masses.

Alan, I thought about that...I'm doing the best i can researching this topic for the list...info is extremely hard to find though, I dont understand why though.

 

[H311oLHD]

Okay, Durbin has fought tobacco his entire career starting when he was in the US house of reps. He'll definiately vote "FOR" ---stupid a$$hole. :angry: :whistling:

 

[preembargo]

H3, which way is Illinois going to go? I'm especially curious how Obama is voting.

To be honest, i'm not sure. I dont think a senator would respect a 19 year old calling them, so I haven't. My best friend interns for the Obama campaign, but he couldn't find any information bout this vote. I'll have to ask him again. Also- the Tribune never mentioned which way our senators would vote.

In my personal opinion you could probably chalk Obama up for against and Durbin: For. But i'll try to do more research and contribute to the list :thumbs:

Find out. Get involved! You can vote so your opinion is just as important as anyone else's.

You may need to study on it a little more, though. I'd be shocked if Obama was against this bill given his stance on health care for the masses.

Absolutely! You're a United States citizen of legal voting age, that qualifies you to tell your elected representatives how you want them to represent you.

You're probably spot on about how Durbin and Obama will go, but I'd like the list to reflect actual responses rather than speculation. Go ahead and send them an email. Odds are that if you get a response, it will be within a day or two. (and it would be the same response whether you're 19 or 99).

 

[vin#]

I think I'm going to email all of the senators on that list.

 

[grateful1]

It's easy to find out where they satnad on the SCHIP legislation...it's tougher to find out where they are on the tax.

Congress should not TIE all of these items together...but that's how pork gets cooked...after it's tied!

 

[alexgtp]

In another post I posted Socialist Obama's response.
He is for the tax. As it is for the good of the children.
Durbin is also voting for the measure. I lost his response but it was typical.

 

[PSTAN]

No response to date from either of the Oklahoma Senators.

 

[AngryFishH]

It's easy to find out where they satnad on the SCHIP legislation...it's tougher to find out where they are on the tax.

Congress should not TIE all of these items together...but that's how pork gets cooked...after it's tied!

Thats how pork gets cooked?!

What the hell kind of a saying is that?

 

[grateful1]

It's easy to find out where they satnad on the SCHIP legislation...it's tougher to find out where they are on the tax.

Congress should not TIE all of these items together...but that's how pork gets cooked...after it's tied!

Thats how pork gets cooked?!

What the hell kind of a saying is that?

I was thinking of the pork butts I smoked last week...I had to tie them with string because they were all over the place.


Mmmmmmmmmm....pork butts!

 

[KayakinBoy]

I was thinking of the pork butts I smoked last week...I had to tie them with string because they were all over the place.
Mmmmmmmmmm....pork butts!

On a camping trip we started drinking and smoking butts, by the time the booze ran out, the pork was ready. We slept like rocks after that.

BTW, I've e-mail Bob Corker twice now, and all I keep getting back is a blank e-mail with "Sincerely, Bob Corker"
I sure am glad I did not vote for him.

 

[Swifty]

Why speculate any further?


MN looks like this:

Norm Coleman: FOR, he has a weak statement to accompany his stance: I don't support raising taxes, but if it is the only way to fund the program...blah.

Amy Klobochar: FOR, although this isn't confirmed, as her office told me she didn't have a statement addressing it yet. I'm 99.9% sure she will support the new tax.

That is interesting since davela received this response to a letter that he sent Norm.



>
> Dear Mr. Larson :
>
>
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> Thank you for taking the time to contact me with your concerns regarding
> tobacco tax increases. You will be pleased to know that this provision
> was not included in final 2008 Budget.
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> I voted against the budget because it would impose the largest tax hike
> in American history. This budget would allow important pro-growth tax
> policies to expire - policies that have resulted in 42 straight months
> of job growth, created more than 7.5 million jobs, generated record
> revenues for the Treasury and provided more money in the pocketbooks of
> Minnesota 's hardworking families, small businesses and seniors.
>
>
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> Please know that I will continue to support policies that are fiscally
> responsible and do not create burdens for our hard-working families.
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> Thank you once again for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to
> contact me on any issue of concern to you and your family.
>
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>
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>
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> Sincerely,
> Norm Coleman
> United States Senate

 

[seadub]

How does this topic work according to Forum Etiquette basic tip #6... I'm curious (does basic tip #1 apply here?)

linky

 

[preembargo]

This is a legislative issue that affects all of us, not a Political issue. Partisanship is irrelevant to this issue and should not be discussed.