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Matt Collins
12-20-2013, 10:33 AM
Watch it live here:

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/
tsai3904
12-20-2013, 11:38 AM
Cloture invoked 59-34. All Dems voted for along with Collins (ME), Corker (TN), Hatch (UT), Kirk (IL), and Murkowski (AK). If the Senate didn't change the rules on nominations, we could have forced a vote on Audit the Fed.

Roll call:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00291

Confirmation vote set for January 6.
Brian4Liberty
12-20-2013, 12:40 PM
Cloture invoked 59-34. All Dems voted for along with Collins (ME), Corker (TN), Hatch (UT), Kirk (IL), and Murkowski (AK). If the Senate didn't change the rules on nominations, we could have forced a vote on Audit the Fed.

Roll call:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00291

Confirmation vote set for January 6.

Additionally, there was a group of Republicans that didn't vote. Spineless.



Not Voting - 7
Alexander (R-TN)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Flake (R-AZ)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Reid (D-NV)
Matt Collins
12-20-2013, 12:58 PM
Additionally, there was a group of Republicans that didn't vote. Spineless.

The message was received good enough, heh. :D


Reid was in the hospital, allegedly, and Chambliss / Lamar both have primaries heh.
Suzanimal
12-20-2013, 01:12 PM
The message was received good enough, heh. :D


Reid was in the hospital, allegedly, and Chambliss / Lamar both have primaries heh.

Chambliss is retiring, I wonder why he didn't vote.
tsai3904
12-20-2013, 01:14 PM
Chambliss is retiring, I wonder why he didn't vote.

Many of them left DC early for Christmas break to protest the Senate's nuclear option since the nominees were going to pass without their help.
Brian4Liberty
12-20-2013, 01:22 PM
Many of them left DC early for Christmas break to protest the Senate's nuclear option since the nominees were going to pass without their help.

A good protest would have all of the Republicans leaving. Just a few seems more like early vacation or avoiding the issue.
tsai3904
12-20-2013, 01:26 PM
A good protest would have all of the Republicans leaving. Just a few seems more like early vacation or avoiding the issue.

That's what they were planning to do right after the NDAA vote but they reached an agreement late last night.