Final Vote in House and Senate on biggest Iraqi War Appropriation Ever

by A.P. (posted by Robert Norse)

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 9:49AM

The actual vote for the final Iraqi war appropriation had NO Democrats in the Senate opposing it on the record (including Kucinich and Lee). They all voted YES. In the Senate not a single Democrat voted against it (including Obama, Byrd, and Feingold).

An amazing and disgraceful record of historical proportions.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-06-19-3452148382_x.htm

The AP reported:

The 416-12 roll call Thursday by which the House approved spending for revised GI Bill college benefits, a 13-week extension of unemployment checks and other domestic programs as part of the war-funding bill.

Voting yes were 230 Democrats and 186 Republicans.
Voting no were 3 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

Republicans voting no: ARIZONA Flake, N; Franks, N; CALIFORNIA Royce, N. FLORIDA Weldon TENNESSEE Duncan, N TEXAS Brady, N Paul, N; WISCONSIN: Sensenbrenner, N.

Democrats voting no: OREGON: DeFazio, N TENNESSEE: Cooper, N; WASHINGTON: Smith, N.

SENATE VOTE:

Republicans voting no: AZ Kyl, Jon [R] CO Allard, Wayne [R] ID Craig, Larry [R] OH Voinovich, George [R] OK Coburn, Thomas [R] SC DeMint, Jim [R]

Democrats voting no : none

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