Minimum wage bill FAILED in the Senate?

[ReverendDeuce]

Maybe I am reading it wrong, but it's the huge banner on MSNBC right now... "BREAKING NEWS: Senate rejects effort to pass minimum wage bill without additional tax cuts"

No story yet, so I am not sure if I am just mis-reading the wording of the teaser.

http://www.msnbc.com/

[alfredo]

1. It would have been vetoed if it didn't have tax breaks for

the wealthy.

[redqueen]

3. So? Let him veto it.

Make him do it. Make him put it on record that tax breaks for the wealthy are more important than lifting the poorest among us up, even a little.

Christian my ass.

[Blue Belle]

17. No kidding... make him veto it.

Make hose who blindly follow that ass clown see where his priorities are - they aren't with hard working Americans.

[Parche]

20. tax breaks

Did you see Rep Shuster R-PA on cspan the other day?
He was talking about how the Dems were raising taxes again within 4days of power,
but he was talking about the Oil Company bill reducing corporate welfare for them.
So tell me how was that raising taxes on the average American???

And lower taxes my A$$, I am paying more now and making less.
I paid less under Clinton.....................The Repubes are trying to pull the wool
over everyones eyes....

[redqueen]

24. Trying and succeeding, for the most part.

Oh, if only we had a real media. Frickin Telecom Act. We were promised the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, but he gave us this mess instead.

[alfredo]

25. The Senate Republicans blocked the bill, so they have given

us an issue. Many Rep Senators are up for reelection in 2008, bush isn't.

[redqueen]

2. Are you really surprised?

edit: this was just the cloture vote. *sigh*

[halobeam]

4. Wasn't there a Gregg Amendment trying to be attached to this min. wage bill?

What is that status on that?

[Cass]

9. Didn't they add the line item veto to the minimum wage bill?

Maybe this is why it failed? I don't know.

:shrug:

[halobeam]

14. Thats what I thought they were trying to do.

I don't know if Gregg amendment had to pass, then get attached to the bill, then bill goes for vote. In conclusion, don't know if it was attached and then voted down.

[OregonBlue]

10. Only 48 Dems voted. Where were the other two? 49 Pukes voted no.

Which dems didn't vote?

[DemKR]

18. This is the second bill that Republicans have filibustered when they didn't get their way n/t

[Crabby Appleton]

5. That's what it says

I'd like to see this plan adopted:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0124/p09s01-coop.html?s=hns

[librechik]

6. the cloture vote failed ( to end debate and vote now)

The Pukkkes will continue to try to add tax cuts to the bill, and the dems will try to fight them or find a compromise

[redqueen]

7. Pffff... we really need to stop posting snippets from MSM as news.

They're so misleading. Can't be intentional though, no way...

[zbdent]

22. Nuke 'em ...

[joanski0]

8. What the Senate just voted on was the House

version of the minimum wage bill. Harry Reid was seeking a cloture vote on it, and cloture failed. They will still be taking up a Senate version of the minimum wage bill, with the tax package for the small businesses included.

[redqueen]

11. I hope they're *very* restrictive with the defintion of "small business".

History shows us that huge corporations can somehow manage to get breaks that were supposedly intended to go to small businesses.

[Bjornsdotter]

16. Exactly

Huge corporations get all of the breaks, the little guys get caught up in bullshit red tape.

Cheers

[DaveJ]

12. It makes no sense...

They need to give the business owner a tax break, before giving the workers a raise? This was supposed to be for the workers, not the owners. The attached tax break defeats the whole purpose.

If a business is just skimming by where it can only afford to pay its workers $5/hr then it is a failure and might as well close down.

[DemKR]

13. They filibustered

Basically it means we have to add the tax cuts

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

15. So much for keeping powder dry, eh?

[seabeyond]

19. the strong majority of america wants it. so... 2008 we will have to vote OUT

more republicans in the senate to get the bill passed. the way it works. should be said for next two years. want minimum wage raised, vote the repugs out in senate so it can get passed

[ralps]

21. It was A motion to invoke Cloture on H.R. 2

Title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00023
54 yeas, 43 nays, 3 not voting

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :grr:

[Sapphire Blue]

23. Roll Call Vote - 54 YEAs, 43 NAYs, 3 NV (Required For Majority: 3/5)

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate


Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.2 )
Vote Number: 23 Vote Date: January 24, 2007, 12:01 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Measure Number: H.R. 2
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Vote Counts: YEAs 54
NAYs 43
Not Voting 3
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State


Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Not Voting
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00023

[HughBeaumont]

26. Gee, what a surprise. My senaturd Voinovich voted NEEEIIGH!!!

George, all I gots to say is "ONE down, ONE to go."

I'm going to be SO glad when this regressive bastard gets voted da fuck out soon. He is a BLIGHT on this state. Then, he can join his fellow regressive FORMER Senaturd DeWine and they can go on the lecture circuit together, fellating Great Leader and his policies.

At least Brown cares about the WORKERS of this country and isn't embarrassed by it.