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John McCain voted yea WASHINGTON, D.C., November 7, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This afternoon the Senate approved a bill that could force business owners who adhere to traditional values to hire homosexuals, bisexuals, and those who do not dress in accordance with their biological sex or face litigation. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed following a bipartisan 64-32 vote. Supporters say it would forbid “workplace discrimination” against homosexuals and transgender employees and job-seekers. But critics say, like the HHS mandate, its religious exemption is unduly narrow and would force employers – including Christian schools and nurseries – to violate their consciences....

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What's this? Lansing — Votes by local legislators in the Michigan House and Senate last week. Senate Bill 351, to clarify fertilizer use restrictions: Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate. Would clarify that use of fertilizers and other soil conditioners which follows “generally accepted” agricultural and management practices at the time of use does not constitute a “release” of hazardous substances in violation of state regulations. Sen. Arlan Meekhof, R-Olive township: Yes Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker, R-Lawton: Yes Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge: Yes Senate Bill 354, to revise dog and cat euthanasia regulations: Passed 37 to 0 in the...

If the House passes the continuing resolution with an amendment and sends the papers to the Senate tonight, Senator Reid intends to move to table the House Amendment this evening. We could vote in the 9pm range, but of course that depends on House action. Senators will be notified of the timing of the next vote as the situation unfolds.

A plan to strengthen border security measures in the bipartisan immigration bill easily passed the Senate Monday. In a 67-27 vote, 15 Republican senators joined most Democrats to end debate on an amendment by GOP Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and John Hoeven of North Dakota.

Vote Summary Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 743, as amended ) Vote Number: 113 Vote Date: May 6, 2013, 06:12 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed Measure Number: S. 743 (Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 ) Measure Title: A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.

The Senate delivered a devastating blow to President Obama’s agenda to regulate guns Wednesday by defeating a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks. It failed by a vote of 54 to 46, with 5 Democrats voting against it. Only 4 Republicans supported it. Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor (Ark.), Max Baucus (Mont.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Mark Begich (Alaska) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) voted against it. Reid supported the measure but voted against it to preserve his ability to bring the measure up again. GOP Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Susan Collins (Maine), Pat Toomey (Pa.) and Mark Kirk

S.Amdt. 139 to S.Con.Res. 8 To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. YEAs 53 NAYs 46 Not Voting 1

Final House Roll Call Vote on the Debt Ceiling Extension (S.510 placed in the body of an existing House bill)FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 690(Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)       S 365      RECORDED VOTE      1-Aug-2011      7:09 PM      QUESTION:  On Passage      BILL TITLE: To make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 Ayes Noes PRES NV Republican 174 66     Democratic 95 95   3 Independent         TOTALS 269 161   3 ---- AYES    269 --- AdamsAderholtAlexanderAltmireAndrewsAustriaBachusBarlettaBarrowBartlettBarton (TX)Bass (CA)Bass (NH)BenishekBergBerkleyBermanBiggertBilbrayBilirakisBishop (GA)Bishop (NY)BlackBlackburnBoehnerBonnerBono MackBorenBoustanyBrady (PA)Brady (TX)BuchananBucshonBurgessCalvertCampCampbellCansecoCantorCapitoCappsCarnahanCarneyCarterCassidyCastor (FL)ChabotChandlerCicillineClayClyburnCobleCoffman (CO)ColeConawayConnolly (VA)CooperCostaCostelloCourtneyCrawfordCrenshawCritzCuellarCulbersonDavis (CA)Davis (IL)DenhamDentDeutchDiaz-BalartDicksDingellDoggettDoldDonnelly (IN)DreierDuffyDuncan (TN)EllmersEmersonEshooFarentholdFattahFincherFitzpatrickFloresFortenberryFoxxFrelinghuysen GalleglyGaramendiGardnerGerlachGibbsGibsonGiffordsGoodlatteGosarGrangerGraves (MO)Green, GeneGriffin (AR)GrimmGuintaGuthrieGutierrezHanabusaHannaHarperHastings (WA)HayworthHeckHeinrichHensarlingHergerHerrera BeutlerHigginsHimesHinojosaHironoHochulHoldenHoyerHuizenga...

Roll Call "Political Wire" editor Taegan Goddard selected a drawing by liberal Arizona Daily Star political cartoonist David Fitzsimmons for his August 1 "Cartoon of the Day." The cartoon (embedded after the page break) depicts a battle-scarred U.S. Capitol and White House in 1942 outside of which Nazi and Japanese Empire flags fly in lieu of the Stars and Stripes. A speech balloon coming from the Capitol dome reads, "At least we didn't go into debt," while the caption reads "If Congress had passed the Tea Party's Balanced Budget Amendment in 1940."

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment No. 3 to H.R. 5281 ) Vote Number: 278 Vote Date: December 18, 2010, 11:09 AM Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected Measure Number: H.R. 5281 (Removal Clarification Act of 2010 ) Measure Title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes. Vote Counts: YEAs 55 NAYs 41

Here is the vote on the motion to recommit on the Stupak language so you can see how your Congressman voted. Democrats who voted "Aye" are in italics. All of the "No" votes are Democrats. AYES 199 Aderholt Akin AlexanderAltmire Austria Bachmann Bachus Barrett (SC)Barrow Bartlett Barton (TX)Berry Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (UT) Blackburn Blunt Boehner Bonner Bono Mack BoozmanBoren Boustany Brady (TX)Bright Broun (GA) Brown (SC) Brown-Waite, Ginny Buchanan Burgess Burton (IN) Buyer Calvert Camp Campbell Cantor Cao Capito Carter Cassidy Castle ChaffetzChandlerChilders Coble Coffman (CO) Cole Conaway Costello Crenshaw Culberson Davis (KY)Davis (TN) Deal (GA) Dent Diaz-Balart, L....

A look at how members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted

This is how they voted.

Just watching C-SPAN with the mute button on, since Hoyer is speaking. They scroll at the bottom mention the Roll Call be be starting at roughly 9:15. The hour freedom died.

Reporting from Washington - The Senate on Wednesday passed a jobs bill that one senator described as "modest," but one that Democrats hope will be the first in a series of attempts to jump-start hiring nationwide. More notable, perhaps, than the bill itself was the fact that 13 Republicans crossed party lines to vote for it. The $15-billion bill passed by a 70-28 tally. The bill would grant employers a "holiday" on their 6.2% Social Security payroll contribution for every new employee hired through the rest of the year, as long as that employee has been out of work for...

The Senate of the United States just voted to table Jim DeMint’s proposed amendment that would prevent cash for cloture compromises. As you will recall, Ben Nelson was bribed by Harry Reid to vote for the health care bill via targeted earmarks that will only benefit Nebraska. DeMint asked for the Senate to suspend its rules to consider his amendment, which would prohibit such deals in the future. Ben Nelson voted against Jim DeMint’s amendment, but when he realized the Democrats already had the votes to kill it, he raced back up to the clerk and changed his vote so...

Here is video of the Roll Call and Twenty-One Gun Salute at the Fort Hood Memorial Service today. In this Roll Call of the fallen, the officer calls out the name of the fallen soldiers and after a moment of silence, moves on to the next name. The silence of the fallen soldier not responding, is very powerful. . . . (VIDEO)

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xmlAYES: Abercrombie Ackerman Andrews Arcuri Baca Baldwin Bean Becerra Berkley Berman Berry Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Blumenauer Boswell Brady (PA) Braley (IA) Brown, Corrine ButterfieldCao Capps Capuano Cardoza Carnahan Carney Carson (IN) Castor (FL) Chu Clarke Clay Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Connolly (VA) Conyers Cooper Costa Costello Courtney Crowley Cuellar Cummings Dahlkemper Davis (CA) Davis (IL) DeFazio DeGette Delahunt DeLauro Dicks Dingell Doggett Donnelly (IN) Doyle Driehaus Edwards (MD) Ellison Ellsworth Engel Eshoo Etheridge Farr Fattah Filner Foster Frank (MA) Fudge Garamendi Giffords Gonzalez Grayson Green, Al Green, Gene Grijalva Gutierrez Hall (NY) Halvorson Hare Harman Hastings (FL) Heinrich Higgins Hill...

After five undercover videos highlighting scathingly illegal activities from community organizer, ACORN, the House of Representatives voted yesterday to de-fund ACORN, 345-75. Amazingly, considering the seriousness of the corruption that was uncovered by the BIGGOVERNMENT.COM videos, there are still 75 representatives in the House that voted to continue funding ACORN with taxpayer dollars.