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Dems Who Voted Down 2007 Immigration Reform Are Undecided on DREAM Act

By | 09.20.10 | 1:05 pm

When a comprehensive immigration reform bill failed in 2007, eight Democrats voted to kill it. The Hill reported today some of these senators may again help to block immigration reform legislation: Five of the Democrats who voted “no” in 2007 are unsure how they will vote on the More…

Senate Votes Down Murkowski Resolution, 53-47

By | 06.10.10 | 4:18 pm

The Senate just voted down Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) resolution to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to public health. The final vote was 53-47, with six Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for the resolution.

The EPA was required by the Supreme More…

Senate Public Option Scoreboard — On the Fence

By | 11.12.09 | 4:24 pm

On the Fence Likely Supporters Likely Opponents
17 38 45
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Key Conservative Dems Unlikely to Support Public Option Filibuster

By | 10.22.09 | 7:09 pm

This seems to have flown mostly under the radar, but on Tuesday, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of the sharpest Democratic critics of a public option, told The Huffington Post that she would probably not support a GOP filibuster of a health care bill that contained a public plan. More…