shows that the Republicans are willing to borrow trillions of dollars on some half-baked privatization scheme or cut Social Security benefits in order to "save" it. In a Roll Call Vote 50 Senators voted NO on this:

Amendment Number:
S.Amdt. 145 to to S.Con.Res. 18 (Budget resolution FY2006 )

Statement of Purpose:
To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a massive increase in debt.

The 50 Senators voting against this sensible sounding amendment were:

Voting Against the Nelson Amendment

Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Chafee (R-RI) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID)

DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Frist (R-TN) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL)

McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)

If your Senator or Senators are listed, write them. Hold them responsible for their vote. Let them know you're following what they do on the Senate floor.
posted by Idle Crank at 3/16/2005 02:02:00 AM