29 September 2008

house rejects H.R. 3997 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

UPDATE: H.R. 1424 Senate version of Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 .pdf

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house roll call vote #674
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see govtrack's version of roll call #674 which sorts the vote by party and by state

the house just voted 205 yea - 228 nay (one republican, jerry weller of illinois is listed as not voting) to reject the so called wall street bailout!


louisiana delegation:
south louisiana democrat, charlie melancon voted for the wall street bailout
north louisiana republican and reputed homosexual jim mccrery voted for the wall street bailout.
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steve scalise voted nay
rodney alexander voted nay
wm. jefferson voted nay
charles boustany voted nay
don cazayoux voted nay
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republicans say that a speech by house speaker nancy pelosi [video] was the reason the bill was defeated
creepy john boehner gets weepy again - video
final ten minutes of the house vote - video
george w. bush reaction - video
john mcmadman mccain statement - video
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tuesday 30 september 2008
john mcmadman mccain scaremongering - video
another statement from george w. bush - video
more later...
GovTrack.us. H.R. 3997--110th Congress (2007): Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) (accessed Sep 30, 2008)
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