[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Are you talking about a strategy vote where they decide what the final bill will look like? Here is the final roll call

Your Thompson was part of this crowd in the Senate: Democrats voting no: Breaux (D-LA), Nelson (D-NE)
Republicans voting yes: Chafee (R-RI), Cochran (R-MS), Collins (R-ME), Domenici (R-NM), Fitzgerald (R-IL),

In fact he was a co-sponsor of the legislation.

Legislative History: On 22 January 2001, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced S.27 (LOC). Eventually, the bill would have 41 sponsors:

Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 1/22/2001
Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] - 1/22/2001
Sen Levin, Carl [MI] - 1/22/2001
Sen Thompson, Fred [TN] - 1/22/2001
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 1/22/2001
Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 1/22/2001
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 1/22/2001
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 1/22/2001
Sen Wellstone, Paul D. [MN] - 1/22/2001
Sen Jeffords, James M. [VT] - 1/22/2001
Sen Reed, Jack [RI] - 1/22/2001
Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 1/22/2001
Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] - 1/22/2001
Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] - 1/22/2001
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 1/22/2001
Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] - 1/22/2001
Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] - 1/22/2001
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 1/22/2001
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 1/22/2001
Sen Dayton, Mark [MN] - 1/22/2001
Sen Corzine, Jon S. [NJ] - 1/22/2001
Sen Cleland, Max [GA] - 1/23/2001
Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] - 1/23/2001
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 1/24/2001
Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] - 1/24/2001
Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 1/24/2001
Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] - 1/25/2001
Sen Carnahan, Jean [MO] - 1/30/2001
Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] - 1/30/2001
Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] - 1/30/2001
Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] - 2/8/2001
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 2/8/2001
Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD] - 2/8/2001
Sen Reid, Harry [NV] - 2/8/2001
Sen Miller, Zell [GA] - 2/27/2001
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 2/27/2001
Sen Edwards, John [NC] - 3/8/2001
Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] - 3/14/2001
Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] - 3/14/2001
Sen Graham, Bob [FL] - 3/15/2001
Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 3/30/2001

Thanks for reminding me of just what a significant roll Thompson played in getting Campaign Finance Reform passed.

[mnehring]

Nope, HR513 from 109th, it looks like the one you posted is HR2356 from the 108th.

http://www.theorator.com/bills109/hr513.html

Another one of the CFR bills that looked good at the time, and instead just gave more power to MoveOn and other 527s. Either way, as I said, Thompson was wrong to support it, but it doesn't change his overall Conservative record.

[HHKrepublican_2]

Anyone whose name appears in the same column as Babs Boxer is no friend of mine