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Senate defeats bill to condition foreign aid to cooperation in investigating embassy attacks
washington Post ^ | 9/21/2012 | ap

Posted on 09/22/2012 3:10:25 AM PDT by tobyhill

The Senate has defeated a bill that would have conditioned foreign aid on a country’s cooperation in investigating attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities.

The bill also would have denied aid to Pakistan unless that country releases Dr. Shakil Afridi. Pakistan arrested the doctor, who allegedly helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden by running a fake vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA. The objective was to verify bin Laden’s presence at the compound where the al-Qaida leader was later killed.

Afridi was convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. The United States has sought his release.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arabspring; libya; pakistan; waronterror
Democrat Controlled Senate.

Pakistan jails the doctor that helped our SEALs get Bin Laden but the Democrats in the Senate still want to give Pakistan billions of taxpayer's money to hate us.

1 posted on 09/22/2012 3:10:37 AM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

Unfortunately, 80 Senators voted against it so the Rats are not the only ones to blame.


2 posted on 09/22/2012 3:16:08 AM PDT by abercrombie_guy_38
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To: abercrombie_guy_38

Both warner and webb from va. voted against.


3 posted on 09/22/2012 3:18:30 AM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: abercrombie_guy_38
The RINOs will pay the political price in due time. The Rats are going to lose the Senate and they know it.
4 posted on 09/22/2012 3:23:55 AM PDT by tobyhill (Obamacare, the final nail in the US coffin.)
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To: tobyhill

Remember in November. This makes me sick.


5 posted on 09/22/2012 3:33:13 AM PDT by SueRae (See it? Hell, I can TASTE November from my house!)
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To: tobyhill

Here is the Thomas Register listing on the bill.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c112:1:./temp/~c112ODJ26n::

I have not been able to find where there was a roll call vote on it.

Was it defeated in committee? That is different than a roll call on the legislation.


6 posted on 09/22/2012 5:08:44 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: tobyhill
The RINOs will pay the political price in due time. The Rats are going to lose the Senate and they know it.

They will merely move to the Dims' side where they are more comfortable. They remind me of those who think they were born with the wrong genitalia, but are not willing to have the offensive danglers cut off.

7 posted on 09/22/2012 5:43:04 AM PDT by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Oh gosh, don’t pass it, it’ll cause bad feelings against the United States, and undermine the ability of those “good” governments to stand up to extremists. /s

Thanks tobyhill.


8 posted on 09/22/2012 5:55:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: tobyhill

OK I found another bill, this one sponsored by Rand Paul:

S.3576

Could not find vote details on www.senate.gov but it is here:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/s196

It was defeated as described.

It is not unusual for the house & senate to bury the voting details if it is a controversial bill.


9 posted on 09/22/2012 6:20:16 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: tobyhill
S.3576 Party Senator State
Democrat
Nay D Whitehouse, Sheldon RI
Nay D Lautenberg, Frank NJ
Nay D Brown, Sherrod OH
Nay D Schumer, Charles NY
Nay D Gillibrand, Kirsten NY
Nay D Kerry, John MA
No Vote D Boxer, Barbara CA
Nay D Menéndez, Robert “Bob” NJ
Nay D Durbin, Richard IL
Nay D Leahy, Patrick VT
Nay D Franken, Al MN
Nay D Mikulski, Barbara MD
Nay D Stabenow, Debbie Ann MI
Nay D Merkley, Jeff OR
Nay D Cardin, Benjamin MD
No Vote D Murray, Patty WA
Nay D Levin, Carl MI
Nay D Blumenthal, Richard CT
Nay D Klobuchar, Amy MN
Nay D Reed, John “Jack” RI
Nay D Cantwell, Maria WA
Nay D Casey, Robert PA
Nay D Harkin, Thomas “Tom” IA
Nay D Wyden, Ron OR
Nay D Inouye, Daniel HI
Nay D Akaka, Daniel HI
Nay D Feinstein, Dianne CA
Nay D Bingaman, Jeff NM
Nay D Udall, Tom NM
Nay D Begich, Mark AK
Nay D Shaheen, Jeanne NH
Nay D Rockefeller, John “Jay” WV
Nay D Johnson, Tim SD
Nay D Coons, Chris DE
Nay D Kohl, Herbert “Herb” WI
Nay D Bennet, Michael CO
Nay D Reid, Harry NV
Nay D Hagan, Kay NC
Nay D Carper, Thomas DE
Nay D Webb, Jim VA
Nay D Udall, Mark CO
Nay D Nelson, Bill FL
Nay D Landrieu, Mary LA
Nay D Warner, Mark VA
Nay D Tester, Jon MT
Nay D Pryor, Mark AR
Nay D Baucus, Max MT
Nay D McCaskill, Claire MO
Nay D Conrad, Kent ND
Nay D Manchin, Joe WV
Nay D Nelson, Ben NE
Independent
Nay I Sanders, Bernard “Bernie” VT
Nay I Lieberman, Joseph CT
Republican
Nay R Snowe, Olympia ME
Nay R Collins, Susan ME
Nay R Brown, Scott MA
Nay R Lugar, Richard IN
No Vote R Kirk, Mark IL
Nay R Murkowski, Lisa AK
Nay R Portman, Robert “Rob” OH
No Vote R Heller, Dean NV
Nay R Cochran, Thad MS
Yea R Grassley, Charles “Chuck” IA
Nay R Alexander, Lamar TN
Nay R Corker, Bob TN
Nay R Hutchison, Kay TX
Nay R Hatch, Orrin UT
Vote Party Representative State
Yea R Moran, Jerry KS
Yea R Shelby, Richard AL
Yea R Toomey, Patrick “Pat” PA
Nay R Blunt, Roy MO
No Vote R Rubio, Marco FL
Nay R Hoeven, John ND
Nay R Graham, Lindsey SC
Nay R Ayotte, Kelly NH
Nay R Coats, Daniel IN
Nay R McConnell, Mitch KY
Nay R McCain, John AZ
No Vote R Boozman, John AR
Nay R Johnson, Ron WI
Nay R Isakson, John “Johnny” GA
Yea R Crapo, Michael ID
Yea R Paul, Rand KY
Nay R Kyl, Jon AZ
No Vote R Burr, Richard NC
Nay R Johanns, Mike NE
Yea R Roberts, Pat KS
Yea R Lee, Mike UT
Nay R Cornyn, John TX
Nay R Sessions, Jefferson “Jeff” AL
Nay R Thune, John SD
Nay R Enzi, Michael WY
Nay R Wicker, Roger MS
Nay R Barrasso, John WY
Nay R Chambliss, Saxby GA
No Vote R Vitter, David LA
Yea R Risch, James ID
Yea R DeMint, Jim SC
No Vote R Inhofe, James “Jim” OK
Nay R Coburn, Thomas OK


10 posted on 09/22/2012 6:38:29 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: tobyhill

I have a feeling that Rand Paul sponsoring the bill had an effect on some of the GOP vote. And there were quite a few Not Voting.


11 posted on 09/22/2012 6:45:16 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: tobyhill

Afridi was convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison.
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Obama is beyond contempt.
...they boast again and again, at their own convention,
about how Osama is dead...
then, they refuse to help the brave doctor,
who made it possible?


12 posted on 09/22/2012 9:30:57 AM PDT by Elendur (It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. - Thomas Jefferson)
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