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how did our reps vote?
Late yesterday the House was asked to concur with a Senate amendment
that would impose an additional tax on bonuses received from bailed out
TARP recipients. Having to give up a small part of outrageous bonuses
seems like a cheap price to pay. Most people I know would rather see
them give back the whole bonuses or, better yet, their heads. But the House voted overwhelmingly, 276-145,
to tax the bonuses. Thirty-four Republicans, fingers to the wind,
abandoned their crazy leadership, leaving Boehner and Cantor
sputtering, and scurried across the aisle to vote with the Democrats. Still many of the biggest bribe-takers in the history of the House, the
ones whose careers were most conspicuously financed by Big Finance,
were the ones who abandoned their constituents and voted with the
banksters yesterday.And, yes, of course SOME Blue Dogs voted with the Republicans,does anyone happen to know how our Tn.Democratic representatives voted on this? i'd be interested to know.thanks,kb
that would impose an additional tax on bonuses received from bailed out
TARP recipients. Having to give up a small part of outrageous bonuses
seems like a cheap price to pay. Most people I know would rather see
them give back the whole bonuses or, better yet, their heads. But the House voted overwhelmingly, 276-145,
to tax the bonuses. Thirty-four Republicans, fingers to the wind,
abandoned their crazy leadership, leaving Boehner and Cantor
sputtering, and scurried across the aisle to vote with the Democrats. Still many of the biggest bribe-takers in the history of the House, the
ones whose careers were most conspicuously financed by Big Finance,
were the ones who abandoned their constituents and voted with the
banksters yesterday.And, yes, of course SOME Blue Dogs voted with the Republicans,does anyone happen to know how our Tn.Democratic representatives voted on this? i'd be interested to know.thanks,kb
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Comment by kenneth d.brown on March 30, 2010 at 11:20pm -
yes nicolle,there are already too many republicans running and representing our state ,they shouldn't have a "D" by their name.
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Comment by Nicolle Crist on March 30, 2010 at 7:12pm -
I'm a constituent of Tanner and I wish I never voted for him. He's a Democrat in name only - the new motto for West TN Dems is NO DOGS ALLOWED!!!
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Comment by kenneth d.brown on March 30, 2010 at 11:34am
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thanks again donna,and yes,tanner did vote no on this bill. although i'm not a constituant of those who voted no,i can't understand any dem taking the side of wall st. crooks.
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Comment by Andrea Robinson on March 30, 2010 at 9:52am
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Thanks to Donna Rodgers for providing the information on this vote.
You can check House votes on the US House of Representatives web site.
http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.html
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Comment by Donna Rodgers on March 29, 2010 at 5:26pm
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Vote # 190.....242 Yeas......145 Neys....
Davis (TN) Yes...Gordon (TN) Yes....Cohen(TN) No......Cooper(TN)No
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll188.xml
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