How the Senate voted on a national service bill [McCain votes yes]

AP ^ | 2009-03-26

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The 79-19 roll call by which the Senate voted Thursday to triple the size of the AmeriCorps and broadly expand incentives for students and seniors to give back to their communities.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to pass the bill.

Voting "yes" were 55 Democrats and 22 Republicans and 2 independents.

Voting "no" were 0 Democrats and 19 Republicans.

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The Republicans who voted yes:

Murkowski (Ak.)
McCain (Ariz.)
Martinez (Fl.)
Chambliss (Ga.)
Isakson (Ga.)
Lugar (Ind.)
Grassley (Iowa)
Collins (Maine)
Snowe (Maine)
Cochran (Miss.)
Bond (Mo.)
Johanns (Neb.)
Gregg (N.H.)
Burr (N.C.)
Voinovich (Ohio)
Specter (Pa.)
Alexander (Tenn.)
Hutchison (Tex.)
Bennett (Utah)
Hatch (Utah)
Enzi (Wyo.)

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*Ping!*

[cripplecreek]

The usual suspects and more.

[Sarah Barracuda]

What a shock..Murkowski and McCain voted yes..what I am surprised about is Chambliss, come on Saxby, after everything Sarah did to get you elected you do this..shame shame

[Wisconsinlady]

McCain is a dumbass. Voting for “mandatory volunteerism” is voting for “involuntary servitude”.

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U.S. Senate, 111th Congress, First Session: Roll Call Vote, On Passage of the Bill, H.R. 1138, As Amended, a/k/a The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act ("GIVE Act")

[jackv]

Stupid dick lugar. I might have guessed it.
Why would these fools vote for this? Mark Souder voted yes also, Mike Pence voted no.

[brushcop]

Ah yes, our lil’ ol’ cheerleader Kay Bailey Hutchison is there, jes like I thought she’d be. Pathetic pro-abortion, closet socialist but maybe not so closet now...

[Ingtar]

Corker didn’t? I am surprised. Alexandar seems to want to lose this Fall.

[GOP Poet]

How much is this liberal piece of hooey costing us? People want to ‘give back’ join a church, volunteer at your local hospital or somewhere in your community, donate money or time to charities. We don’t need taxpayer money or a bill to make this happen. Our government is completely off the rails! Duly noted regarding the list of Yes voters. Thanks for the post.

[Wisconsinlady]

“

Feingold (D) Yes; Kohl (D) Yes.

Yeah, I KNEW I could count on my socialist senators from Wisconsin.

[sport]

At least the matter is simplefied now. When the time comes I will do what I have to.

[devistate one four]

Achtung! McCain du bist ein dummer assel!

I know I can’t spell.

[mysterio]

Not surprised to see Lugar on that list.

[jusduat]

Both our Georgia Sinators voted for this travesty.
I have let them know that they will not get another
vote from me or anyone else I can get the word out to.

[azishot]

“...broadly expand incentives for students and seniors to give back to their communities.”

***Is this the same bill that will make it mandatory to volunteer?

Let McCain’s daughter go first.

[KoRn]

The republican party needs to be sent to the trash heap. A new party is needed that advocates a smaller federal government, state rights, and a general overall return to what our founding father’s had in mind for our country. The republican party hasn’t been that party, and I see no indication of anything changing.

Over the past few years when the republicans weren’t promoting outright socialism themselves, the republican idea of resisting the socialism of the dems is one of “me too, only we will do it a little less”. Screw that.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

The RINO Party Alert.

Just say no to liberals, turncoats, and traitors!

We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended.
We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals of our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the party over to the so-called moderates wouldn't make any sense at all. — President Ronald Wilson Reagan

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Bennett (Utah)
Hatch (Utah)

Now there's a surprise. </sarcasm>

[Las Vegas Ron]

Yep, they’re making our minds up for us......tick....tick....tick