Dem Senators who voted for 700million railroad for Mississippi

[jerryster]

Below is a list I found of those Dem Senators who voted for the bill containing the 700 million for the railroad in Mississippi. I am very surprised at some of the names. Am I missing something? How do they justify this vote?


Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Pryor (D-AR)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)

[ccpup]

1. I see

my two Senators Clinton and Schumer on the list. I wonder if there were any Riders or Amendments on the Bill we're not yet aware of?

[Mass]

2. No, voting for pork so that Lott and Cochran will vote for their pork.

[WePurrsevere]

3. What's the bill about and include? Is it to rebuild the railroads? n/t

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. To replace a line that just cost $250 million to repair

As I understand it - the casinos and developers want the railroad removed.

[Blaze Diem]

5. Hmm I believe Senator Dorgan (NDakota) would have voted for this amendment

since it contained funding for emergency assistance in his State.
As usual the only way to get help for emergency funds is to also allow pork-funds like the Mississippi Railroad.

I believe this measure is the only way Dorgan could recieve emergency funds.

Sucks, but it happens all the time in our hallowed halls of Congress.