The 50-50 vote came in relation to a motion to simply take up the bill and fell well short of the 60 needed to break a filibuster. Democrats Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut broke with Obama on the vote.
Bipartisan OPPOSITION.
70 posted on 10/21/2011 4:30:55 AM PDT by DTogo
(High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)