Posted on 06/28/2010 3:19:52 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) said Monday he would vote against advancing Wall Street overhaul legislation.
The move raises pressure on Senate Democrats to win the votes of Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and a handful of Senate Republicans.
Senate Democrats aim to pass the Wall Street overhaul bill this week, but the passing of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) has given them little room to negotiate votes. House and Senate lawmakers finalized the legislation in a conference process early Friday morning.
"As I have indicated for some time now, my test for the financial regulatory reform bill is whether it will prevent another crisis," Feingold said in a statement. "The conference committee's proposal fails that test and for that reason I will not vote to advance it."
Feingold and Cantwell voted against ending debate on the bill in May and against the overall bill. Democrats were able to advance the legislation with the help of Republican Sens. Scott Brown (Mass.), Olympia Snowe (Maine) and Susan Collins (Maine).
Brown has expressed disappointment at the final bill that passed through the conference committee. If he votes against the legislation in the Senate, Democrats will need to hold the rest of the votes they had in May and swing either Cantwell or another Republican to advance the bill.
Collins is reviewing the legislation, according to her office, and has not firmly committed to back the bill.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) voted for the underlying legislation in May, but voted against cutting off debate.
What I fear, for both my country and for myself, is what happens in the lame duck session once he is defeated. The mask of being "for the people" will quickly disappear to reveal a commie in truest form.
Maybe I am giving outlandish predictions, but given what I've seen from these crooks, I think such prognostications are warranted.
Looks like a message to Harry to me. Wonder what the price will be? $6M? Free Medicare for Wisconsin? $50M to study the mating habits of college students in Madison?
In the end, Feingold will bow before his not-so-dark overlord and vote for it, spouting endless excuses why.
Amen to your tagline.
They love it.
Feingold has already made a deal with a RINO to vote for the bill in exchange for some favor involving $ under the table or who knows what...the sky’s the limit with these Statists.
Election years are wonderful things.
You are wrong, the RINOs will do it for the democrats.
Feingold will vote “No” because he’s barely ahead of an absolute unknown in his re-election campaign.
It’s fascinating how aware of their voters’ wishes they become around re-election time; just ask born-again Conservative John McLame...
Feingold will vote “No” because he’s barely ahead of an absolute unknown in his re-election campaign.
It’s fascinating how aware of their voters’ wishes they become around re-election time; just ask born-again Conservative John McLame...
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