Final Passage of Homeland Security NOW on C-Span2 - 7:35 EST

C-Span2 | 11/19/02 | Wait4Truth

[Wait4Truth]

turn it on - happening now!

[Wait4Truth]

Breaux is still a RAT. Besides, hillary is now running the RATS. She has a nasty whip in her hand.

[wimpycat]

Miller didn't surprise me, then. I figured he'd vote for Shedd.

[Right_in_Virginia]

There are still at least 140 judicial nominees awaiting a vote.

[kayak]

Goodnight Mrs. Carnahan, wherever you are going!

LOL! That's funny!

[Wait4Truth]

Yes, 55 votes FOR Shedd.

[wimpycat]

Thanks! Who were the other crossover votes?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Wow..these guys must have cabs waiting...we're going right to the vote on Terrorism Insurance.

[Wphile]

Shedd wins. Yay!

I have to relinquish my computer to my son. Will check in later on the terrorism insurance.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I only know of one...John McCain.

[Wait4Truth]

The only problem is Snowe, Collins and Chaffee. Unless they are stroked and promised a lot of things, they threaten to vote with the Democrats. We will have to watch them and hope for the best. They are still a lot better than Democrats.

[kayak]

#13 - The way Daschle is talking, if the Senate is in session tomorrow, Talent will be sworn in. I guess that explains Daschle's haste to end the session.

That may be your answer.

[deport]

Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5005, as amended )
Vote Number:	249	Vote Date:	November 19, 2002, 07:34 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Bill Passed
Measure Number:	H.R. 5005 (Homeland Security Act of 2002 )
Measure Title:	A bill to establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	90
	NAYs	9
	Not Voting	1

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Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---90
Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Barkley (I-MN) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Breaux (D-LA) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Cantwell (D-WA) Carnahan (D-MO) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Cleland (D-GA) Clinton (D-NY) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine (D-NJ) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) Daschle (D-SD) Dayton (D-MN) DeWine (R-OH)	Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Edwards (D-NC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Feinstein (D-CA) Fitzgerald (R-IL) Frist (R-TN) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Hutchinson (R-AR) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Johnson (D-SD) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Leahy (D-VT) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lott (R-MS)	Lugar (R-IN) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Miller (D-GA) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Nickles (R-OK) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Roberts (R-KS) Rockefeller (D-WV) Santorum (R-PA) Schumer (D-NY) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-NH) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Torricelli (D-NJ) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---9
Akaka (D-HI) Byrd (D-WV) Feingold (D-WI)	Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT)	Kennedy (D-MA) Levin (D-MI) Sarbanes (D-MD)

Not Voting - 1

Murkowski (R-AK)

[Right_in_Virginia]

Yes. But, I doubt the President will allow himself to be "Jefforsized" EVER again.

[Wait4Truth]

Talent will be sworn in tomorrow? Hmmm...I heard it would not be until Nov 22. Tomorrow works for me!

[Wait4Truth]

Murkowski...thanks, deport. Now I can rest. :-)

[Right_in_Virginia]

And, here I thought Daschle was a fool - ;^)

[kayak]

The way I read it, if they finish up tonight, then Talent won't be sworn in tomorrow. I don't really know ..... just quoting aristeides in #13.

[Wait4Truth]

Gosh, I hope not! That was terrible! Jeffords will switch to the Democrat Party, I bet. That ups their numbers by one.

[shilohsvictory]

The Senate accomplished more in this one day (as soon as they complete the vote on Terrorism Insurance) than the past six months combined. Go figure.

[deport]

Talent could join Senate as early as this week

Blunt, whose father is U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri and the new House majority whip, is scheduled to certify the results at 1 p.m. Thursday in his state Capitol office.

If the Senate already has adjourned, Talent actually could become a senator more quickly. His term would begin when the certification occurs in Missouri -- not when the paperwork is received in Washington, said Richard Baker, the U.S. Senate historian.

``Once the Senate adjourns, the appointed senator's term comes to an end, and Mr. Talent becomes Senator Talent,'' Baker said. ``He can be sworn in by any official who is entitled to give an oath the day after the Senate adjourns.''