Thursday, April 28, 2005

"WE SUPPORT THE TROOPS!"

Yes, the Republican mantra used to attack liberals but it is just more empty talk. When the Senate got a chance to provide more armored vehicles, 38 Republicans voted against it.

Here are the details:

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session
as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary
Question: On the Amendment (Bayh Amdt. No. 520 )
Vote Number: 108
Vote Date: April 21, 2005, 04:32 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 520 to to H.R. 1268 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 )
Statement of Purpose: To appropriate an additional $213,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMWVs).
Vote Counts: YEAs 61 NAYs 39

NAYS - 39
Allard (R-CO)Bennett (R-UT)Bond (R-MO)Brownback (R-KS)Bunning (R-KY)Burr (R-NC)Chambliss (R-GA)Coburn (R-OK)Cochran (R-MS)Cornyn (R-TX)Craig (R-ID)Crapo (R-ID)DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC)Domenici (R-NM)Ensign (R-NV)Enzi (R-WY)Frist (R-TN)Graham (R-SC)Grassley (R-IA)Gregg (R-NH)Hagel (R-NE)Hatch (R-UT)Inhofe (R-OK)Inouye (D-HI)Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ)McConnell (R-KY)Murkowski (R-AK)Roberts (R-KS)Sessions (R-AL)Shelby (R-AL)Smith (R-OR)Stevens (R-AK)Sununu (R-NH)Thomas (R-WY)Vitter (R-LA)Voinovich (R-OH)Warner (R-VA)

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