Here are the 22 GOP Senators, all men, who voted against this bill:
Barrasso, Wyo.; Blunt, Mo.; Boozman, Ark.; Coburn, Okla.; Cornyn, Texas; Cruz, Texas; Enzi, Wyo.; Graham, S.C.; Grassley, Iowa; Hatch, Utah; Inhofe, Okla.; Johanns, Neb.; Johnson, Wis.; Lee, Utah; McConnell, Ky.; Paul, Ky.; Risch, Idaho; Roberts, Kan.; Rubio, Fla.; Scott, S.C.; Sessions, Ala.; Thune, S.D.
Not surprisingly, many of them are the names you hear in the news on a regular basis, usually for some other ideologically irksome reason.
On the other hand, a special call-out to the GOP Senators who voted YES. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
Alexander, Tenn.; Ayotte, N.H.; Burr, N.C.; Chambliss, Ga.; Coats, Ind.; Cochran, Miss.; Collins, Maine; Corker, Tenn.; Crapo, Idaho; Fischer, Neb.; Flake, Ariz.; Heller, Nev.; Hoeven, N.D.; Isakson, Ga.; Kirk, Ill.; McCain, Ariz.; Moran, Kan.; Murkowski, Alaska; Portman, Ohio; Shelby, Ala.; Toomey, Pa.; Vitter, La.; Wicker, Miss.
(Roll call via http://goo.gl/NV9zw)
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I think it just has to pass the House now…correct?
Color me unsurprised.
+Sandy L. – Correct, more or less. The problem being that the GOP dominate the House, which means either it won't pass, or it will pass with amendments that need to be hammered out between the two chambers.
Oh well, it'll be fun watching the GOP Congressmen trying to explain their position. Great work, fellas.