Thiebear Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Senate Votes Down Outside Ethics Office, other 'good' things in there. Good meaning what should have always been there.. Partial Quotes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/28/AR2006032801586.html The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee had killed a similar proposal March 2 after current and former members of the Senate's ethics committee called the office superfluous. The top Republican and the senior Democrat on the ethics panel led the successful effort to bury the proposal yesterday for a second time. The rejected measure was devised by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.). They asserted that lobbying and ethics rules need to be better enforced for the public to regain trust in congressional officials. McCain complained that some key amendments are being laid aside as a result of the vote. In particular, he said he regretted that amendments that would limit earmarks -- narrowly focused appropriations -- and that would, in effect, restrict lawmakers' use of chartered jets would not be voted on as part of the bill. The legislation as it stands would bar lawmakers from accepting meals and gifts, including sports tickets, from registered lobbyists, and would increase the disclosure that lobbyists must make to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 bear, this was voted on in March of 06', not yesterday. . . Either way, here is the breakdown. . . YAYs Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Burns (R-MT) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Collins (R-ME) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Grassley (R-IA) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) McCain (R-AZ) Menendez (D-NJ) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Reed (D-RI) Sarbanes (D-MD) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Talent (R-MO) Vitter (R-LA) Wyden (D-OR) NAYs Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Clinton (D-NY) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Conrad (D-ND) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) Dayton (D-MN) DeMint (R-SC) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Feinstein (D-CA) Frist (R-TN) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Isakson (R-GA) Jeffords (I-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kyl (R-AZ) Leahy (D-VT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Roberts (R-KS) Salazar (D-CO) Santorum (R-PA) Schumer (D-NY) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I'm disappointed Warner would vote nay on this. I fully expect it from Allen. Wonder how they justified the nay vote and they better have something better than "this would duplicate what we are already doing, we police ourselves perfectly." . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 bear, this was voted on in March of 06', not yesterday. . .Either way, here is the breakdown. . . I believe it said a similar proposal was voted down in March. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I believe it said a similar proposal was voted down in March. :doh: Foot in the mouth award for October 11, 2006 goes to Enter Apotheosis. By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 29, 2006; Page A03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Foot in the mouth award for October 11, 2006 goes to Enter Apotheosis. Rockin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I see Babara Mikulski (D-MD) voted nay also. I wish she would retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 No surprise there, but while voting this down did you read the part where they simultaneously gave themselves a raise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I see Babara Mikulski (D-MD) voted nay also. I wish she would retire. Maybre her and her girlfriend will go off on a nice cruise or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 The fact that they brought this up for a vote and debate shows how serious they are about the "ethics" issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 We the people have to force ethics upon them , on November 7 vote therm all out. All incumbents does not matter which party, maybe then the parties will get the message, they are their to do the people's business not give the people the BS business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 We the people have to force ethics upon them , on November 7 vote therm all out. All incumbents does not matter which party, maybe then the parties will get the message, they are their to do the people's business not give the people the BS businessAMEN BROTHER! That would be something wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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