So here we are, the final week for the health care reform push. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens today. I got a feeling the signals will be mixed all the way up to the final vote this weekend. From one minute to the next we will hear “they have the votes”, […]
The final vote will be tomorrow at 7am then onto the uncertain fate of #hcr.
The market is falling quick on fears that the bailout package is going to fail. UPDATE: The bailout has failed in the House. Update 2: Final vote was 207 yea, 226 nay. By party: Democrats: Yea- 141 Nay -94 Republicans: Yeah – 66 Nay – 132 It looks like the Republicans didn’t pull their 100 […]
The AP has some analysis of the early exit polls. Just remember that these haven’t held up to jack crap when the final vote has been counted this year.
So much compassion that they filibuster helping out our vets, elderly and poor: Senate Republicans blocked a move by Democrats on Wednesday to add more than $40 billion in checks for the elderly, disabled veterans and the unemployed to a bill to stimulate the economy. The 58-41 vote fell just short of the 60 required […]
Final vote was 273-156. The sick Republicans were cheering when the override failed. Glad to see they find illness and death involving children as something to cheer for. 44 Republicans voted with Democrats and two Democrats crossed over. The most upsetting part of this is it shows that the “House of Representatives” doesn’t represent the […]
The Senate has passed the war funding bill, which calls for all troops out by March 2008. Get ready for the spin from the White House. UPDATE: Final Vote was 51-47
The House has passed the Senate bill to remove the power of the White House to appoint attorney’s without confirmation. The final vote is 329-78, making the bill veto proof.
The final vote is 246-182 with 17 Republicans voting for the resolution and 2 Democrats voting against it. The Republicans voting for the resolution are: Castle (DE) Coble (NC) Davis (VA) Duncan (TN) English (PA) Gilchrest (MD) Inglis (SC) Johnson (IL) Jones (NC) Keller (FL) Kirk (IL) LaTourette (OH) Paul (TX) Petri (WI) Ramstad (MN) Upton […]
The Republican’s plan to divide the Democrats over the issue of pulling troops out of Iraq backfired last night. With a final vote of 403-3 defeating Duncan Hunter’s resolution of immediate withdrawal. The debate over the issue was some of the most heated I have seen in years. The Republican’s tried to maintain that the […]