Friday, March 23, 2007

Victory For The People

The emergency supplemental bill pass the House 218-212. Pelosi got the votes she needed.

Two Republicans voted for the bill, both staunchly anti-war;
Walter Jones (R-North Carolina)
Wayne Gilchrest (R-Maryland)

14 Democrats voted against the bill, most because it doesn't go far enough. Members of the Out Of Iraq caucus, but some were more conservative hawkish Democrats.

Those Democrats who voted NO because they want the war to end now;

Maxine Waters (D-California)
Diane Watson (D-California)
Lynn Woolsey (D-California)
Barbara Lee (D-California)
Michael McNulty (D-New York)
John Lewis (D-Georgia)
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)

The others;
Jim Marshall (D-Georgia)
Jim Matheson (D-Utah)
Dan Boren (D-Oklahoma)
John Barrow (D-Georgia)
Gene Taylor (D-Mississippi)
Lincoln Davis (D-Tennessee)
Michael Michaud (D-Maine)

Marshall, Matheson, Boren, Barrow, Taylor and Davis I can understand. They sit in districts where, even if the war is unpopular, so is cutting the funds...Michaud I don't understand, I haven't foud any rational for his vote on his website.

Pete Stark (D-California) voted present

Interestingly, many Democrats in heavily Republican districts supported the bill, definitely risking their hides to do what the people wanted;

Chet Edwards (D-Texas), President Bush's own Congressman
Nick Lampson (D-Texas),
Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota)
Ike Skelton (D-Missouri)
Stephanie Herseth (D-South Dakota)
Brad Ellsworth (D-Indiana)
Chris Carney (D-Pennsylvania)
Baron Hill (D-Indiana)
Rick Boucher (D-Virginia)
Nancy Boyda (D-Kansas)
Ben Chandler (D-Kentucky)
Tim Holden (D-Pennsylvania)
Bud Cramer (D-Alabama)
Allan Mollohan (D-West Virginia)
Collin Petterson (D-Minnesota)
John Salazar (D-Colorado)
John Spratt (D-South Carolina)
Melissa Bean (D-Illinois)
Charlie Melancon (D-Louisiana)
Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana)
Bart Gordon (D-Tennessee)
Steve Kagen (D-Wisconsin)
Dennis Moore (D-Kansas)

Also, all 31 freshman Democrats voted for the bill, some listed above, as did a large number of the Blue Dogs.

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