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Tx4obama

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Wed Dec-08-10 05:29 PM
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(SENATE) GOP blocks legislation to award seniors $250

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Edited on Wed Dec-08-10 05:48 PM by Tx4obama

Source: AP (via HuffPo)

WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday thwarted Democratic efforts to award $250 checks to Social Security recipients facing a second consecutive year without a cost-of-living increase. -SNIP-

Later, the Senate voted 53-45 on a measure to bring the Social Security supplement bill to the Senate floor for debate. That was seven short of the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20101208/us-social-security-no-cola/

Edited to add:
Here's a link to the roll call vote list: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00267

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