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To: pissant

Admittedly my memory is not what it used to be, but I thought the TARP vote in the Senate was something like 98-0.


13 posted on 05/15/2010 2:54:21 PM PDT by csmusaret (Remember, half the people in this country are below average)
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To: csmusaret

The lone conservates, DeMint, Sessions, and Inhofe all voted HELL NO. There were some others too, I believe.


14 posted on 05/15/2010 2:57:21 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: csmusaret
Admittedly my memory is not what it used to be, but I thought the TARP vote in the Senate was something like 98-0.

The final vote was 74-25.

Democrats: 42- 9
Independents: 1- 1
Republicans: 31-15

21 posted on 05/15/2010 3:14:35 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: csmusaret

That was the second ‘extension’ vote.
The October 2008 vote was

October1, 2008 TARP Tally(House of Representatives):

Ayes: 173 Democrats, 91 Republicans = 264 Ayes
Nays: 63 Democrats, 108 Republicans = 171 Nays

Total Votes 435

October 1, 2008 TARP Tally (Senate):
Ayes 38 Democrats 35 Republicans 1 Independent = 74 Ayes
Nays 10 Democrats 15 Republicans 1 Independent = 25 Nays
Not Voting 1

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00213


27 posted on 05/15/2010 3:24:01 PM PDT by Lorianne
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