First, the list of co-sponors, and
Second, the list of Senators voting NAY or not voting:
S.AMDT.2797
Amends: H.R.3074
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (submitted 9/10/2007) (proposed 9/10/2007)
AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To prohibit the establishment of a program that allows Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond the commercial zones near the Mexican border.
TEXT OF AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED: CR S11350
STATUS:
COSPONSORS(6):
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 9/10/2007
Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 9/10/2007
Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 9/10/2007
Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 9/10/2007
Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 9/10/2007
Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] - 9/10/2007
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Senators voting NAY or Not voting:
| NAYs ---24 | ||
| Allard (R-CO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX) DeMint (R-SC) |
Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hutchison (R-TX) Kyl (R-AZ) Lieberman (ID-CT) |
Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Vitter (R-LA) |
| Not Voting - 2 | |
| Craig (R-ID) |
McCain (R-AZ) |
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I hate chiding the GOP like this but if the GOP wanted to deal the DNC a serious blow by rattling it’s union donors it could have by simply doing a Yay vote.
Then all they had to do was point out that the democrats supported it in the provision in the immigration bill.
If the GOP really wants to destroy the DNC all they have to do is talk about aliens and unions. Then observe as the snake devours itself.
All pubs! The fools! They care about money more than safety on our highways, not too mention terrorist trucking. It is the stupid party. We got saved by the dems on this one.
Repubs apparently voted no because they want a more expansive bill and they know this will go all the way to the Supreme Court. We already have BILLS which would prohibit this and Resolutions but they have not been funded or supported by the Democrats. This is election year hype - should we be thankful for a crumb from the crummy?
Did anyone take the time - hours - to read this entire resolution? One issue the Repubs want is for all cargo including meat, vegetables, etc. to be inspected. Govt agency in charge says they will only inspect 1%. There is more than just trucks killing us on the highway.
Martinez (R-FL) voted against.
Republican opposition. Democratic support. The Republican’s still think thier friends in big business are more important than their grass roots voters that oppose open borders with Mexico.