Of course there aren't. But just to underscore your point, 45 Republican Senators< and 13 Democrat Senators are already on the public record in opposition. Here are their names:
| Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Kelly Ayotte(R-NH) John Barrasso (R-WY) Roy Blunt (R-MO) John Boozman (R-AR) Scott Brown (R-MA) Richard Burr (R-NC) Dan Coats (R-IN) Tom Coburn (R-OK) Thad Cochran (R-MS) Susan Collins (R-ME) Bob Corker (R-TN) John Cornyn (R-TX) Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Jim DeMint (R-SC) |
Mike Enzi (R-WY) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Dean Heller (R-NV) John Hoeven (R-ND) Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) James Inhofe (R-OK) Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Mike Johanns (R-NE) Ron Johnson (R-WI) Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Mike Lee (R-UT) John McCain (R-AZ) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) |
Jerry Moran (R-KS) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Rand Paul (R-KY) Rob Portman (R-OH) Jim Risch (R-ID) Pat Roberts (R-KS) Marco Rubio (R-FL) Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Richard Shelby (R-AL) Olympia Snowe (R-ME) John Thune (R-SD) Pat Toomey (R-PA) David Vitter (R-LA) Roger Wicker (R-MS) |
Max Baucus (D-MT) Mark Begich (D-AK) Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) Joe Manchin (D-WV) Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Ben Nelson (D-NE) Mark Pryor (D-AR) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Jon Tester (D-MT) Mark Udall (D-CO) Tom Udall (D-NM) Mark Warner (D-VA) Jim Webb (D-VA) |
Thanks for the list. Lugar was for it and we saw where that got him...