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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 10:56 PM
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Wonder if Sen Akaka from Hawaii was disappointed when his amendment
to increase Veteran benefits was defeated by all those Repukes he voted with on that Alaska oil drilling amendment"

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Akaka Amdt. No. 149 )
Vote Number: 55 Vote Date: March 16, 2005, 04:38 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 149 to to S.Con.Res. 18 (Appropriations resolution FY2006, Budget )
Statement of Purpose: To increase veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in 2006.
Vote Counts: YEAs 47
NAYs 53


All the Repukes he voted with on the ANWR amendment voted down his amendment:
NAYs ---53
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00055
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 10:57 PM
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1. I wish I could say I'm not surprised
But, you know republicans - say one thing "We love our troops!" and do another "Go fuck yourselves and pay for your own health care!"
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