How they voted - The Firearms Forum

22WRF · 06-28-2007, 10:58 AM

A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. Vote Counts: YEAs 46 NAYs 53 Not Voting 1

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
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), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
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), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
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), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea

armedandsafe · 06-28-2007, 12:37 PM

Well, both of my 'crats voted "Yea." Surprise...(where's my puke emoticon?)

Pops

SouthernMoss · 06-30-2007, 05:23 PM

Cochran (R-MS), Nay

Lott (R-MS), Yea

Bruce FLinch · 07-01-2007, 09:40 AM

Boxer & Feinstein suck!

polishshooter · 07-01-2007, 09:51 PM

WOW, my snake-on-the grass Evan Son-of-a Birch Bayh who runs as a "Conservative Democrat" but then votes 100% liberal voted NO....

While my going senile snake-in-the-grass RINO " I should be President not Bush" LUGAR votes YES....

Go figure....

17thfabn · 07-02-2007, 07:42 AM

Ohio's Rhino Don't cry for me Voinivich, and I'm a modereate Democrat Sherrid Brown both voted no! They both switched their votes to the good side!

Indian Creek 1 · 07-02-2007, 05:16 PM

So Mo, here is what Gene Taylor had to say about it:

GENE TAYLOR
4TH DISTRICT, MISSISSIPPI
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
CHAIRMAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER AND EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
http://www. hou se .gov/ge netaylo r

Congress of tbe United States
House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515-2404
June 19,2007

2269 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-2404
(202) 225-5772
FAX: (202) 225-7074
DISTRICT OFFICES: 2424 14TH STREET GULFPORT, MS 39501 (228) 864-7670
701 MAIN STREET SUITE 215 HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 (601) 582-3246
2900 GOVERNMENT STREET, SUITE B OCEAN SPRINGS, MS 39564 (228) 872-7950
527 CENTRAL AVENUE LAUREL, MS 39440 (601) 425-3905

Dear Albert:
Thank you for contacting me about the immigration bill being considered by the Senate, S. 1348 the
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of2007.
First of all, I am firmly against the provisions in S. 1348 granting amnesty to illegal immigrants and will vote against any amnesty legislation if it is considered by the House of Representatives. The Senate has pulled the immigration reform bill from the floor for now, but it may come up again in the near future. President Bush has stated his support for the Senate legislation, since it contains many provisions of his temporary worker program. I have consistently opposed the President's plan, as it basically amounts to an amnesty.
The last time our country granted amnesty to illegal immigrants was in 1986 during the Reagan Administration. Back then, it was claimed amnesty would bring an end to illegal immigration. With the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the nation today, the 1986 amnesty was clearly a failure. It would be foolish and irresponsible for Congress and our President to repeat this mistake and grant yet another amnesty.
Amnesty would only encourage employers to cut wages, eliminate benefits, and weaken workers' rights and protections. We cannot reward the immigrants or the ;,employers who have· broken our laws. Amnesty for illegal workers would only encourage more to come here illegally.
Over the years I have voted to strengthen our borders from illegal immigration.
Last y~ar I voted in favor of legislation that would: construct 700 miles of new fencing along our border with Mexico, require the Department of Homeland Security to gain "operational security" along the border, install surveillance cameras and other sensors. I also voted to fund an additional 1,500 Border Patrol Agents, increasing the total to approximately 14,800 agents.
I support stronger sanctions against employers who hire illegal workers, especially those who have done so repeatedly. The Social Security Inspector General found that the 300 largest employers in the restaurant, service, and agriculture industries submitted 2,760,765 incorrect Social Security numbers over a three-year period.

Despite the prevalence of worker misuse of Social Security numbers in these industries, the government has not required these businesses to be more diligent in their hiring practices.
I am working with my colleagues in Congress to expedite the process for employer's to verify the legal status of workers. If we can do a background check before allowing a citizen to purchase a firearm, then we should be able to quickly determine whether a person is legal to work in the United States. Once a quick verification system is in place I support dramatically increasing the penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal workers.
While many service, restaurant, and agriculture employers are reducing their wages by hiring illegal workers, some manufacturing industries are reducing wages by relocating plants to foreign countries. Mississippi has lost dozens of textile, apparel, paper, and other manufacturing plants because our nation's trade policies favor low-wage foreign workers and corporate stockholders at the expense of American workers. I strongly opposed NAFT A, the reduction of tariffs with Communist China, and other trade policies that have weakened our manufacturing base. A few years of cheaper products and corporate bonuses will not make up for the long-term damage to the American economy and American workers.
The U.S. trade policies have eliminated many jobs and hold down the wages of the jobs that remain. Now, the President and other advocates of immigration amnesty would endorse the practices of employers who hire illegal immigrants to displace American workers and further push down wages. Our government should not base its economic policy simply on helping businesses find cheap labor at home and abroad. Congress and the President should focus on rebuilding the American manufacturing base and rewarding the skills of American workers. That is the key to our nation's prosperity and economic security.
Again, thank you for contacting me. If I may be of further assistance, please feel free to get in touch with me.

Sincerely
/~
GENE TAYLOR /

Member of Congress

WarSteed · 07-02-2007, 06:45 PM

I don't even have to look..i'm in the commie state of WA...i KNOW they voted yea

SouthernMoss · 07-02-2007, 08:52 PM

Indian Creek, sounds like y'all have a good man down there.

06-28-2007, 10:58 AM	#1
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,253	How they voted A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. Vote Counts: YEAs 46 NAYs 53 Not Voting 1 Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea Alexander (R-TN), Nay Allard (R-CO), Nay Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Yea Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Nay Boxer (D-CA), Yea Brown (D-OH), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Nay Bunning (R-KY), Nay Burr (R-NC), Nay Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Cardin (D-MD), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea Casey (D-PA), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Nay Clinton (D-NY), Yea Coburn (R-OK), Nay Cochran (R-MS), Nay Coleman (R-MN), Nay Collins (R-ME), Nay Conrad (D-ND), Yea Corker (R-TN), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Nay Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Nay DeMint (R-SC), Nay Dodd (D-CT), Yea Dole (R-NC), Nay Domenici (R-NM), Nay Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Yea Ensign (R-NV), Nay Enzi (R-WY), Nay Feingold (D-WI), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Nay Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay 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), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Leahy (D-VT), Yea Levin (D-MI), Yea Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Nay 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), Nay Obama (D-IL), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Salazar (D-CO), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Nay 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), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Nay Sununu (R-NH), Nay Tester (D-MT), Nay Thune (R-SD), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Nay Warner (R-VA), Nay Webb (D-VA), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel -->

06-28-2007, 12:37 PM	#2
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: How they voted Well, both of my 'crats voted "Yea." Surprise...(where's my puke emoticon?) Pops

06-30-2007, 05:23 PM	#3
SouthernMoss Admin Tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SW MS Contributor Posts: 10,651	Re: How they voted Cochran (R-MS), Nay Lott (R-MS), Yea __________________ My Second protects your First "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B Anthony

07-01-2007, 09:40 AM	#4
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: How they voted Boxer & Feinstein suck! __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

07-01-2007, 09:51 PM	#5
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,863	Re: How they voted WOW, my snake-on-the grass Evan Son-of-a Birch Bayh who runs as a "Conservative Democrat" but then votes 100% liberal voted NO.... While my going senile snake-in-the-grass RINO " I should be President not Bush" LUGAR votes YES.... Go figure.... __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

07-02-2007, 07:42 AM	#6
17thfabn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: North bank of the mighty Ohio River Posts: 847	Re: How they voted Ohio's Rhino Don't cry for me Voinivich, and I'm a modereate Democrat Sherrid Brown both voted no! They both switched their votes to the good side! __________________ "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world!" Albert Einstein "The opportunist thinks of me and today. The statesman thinks of us and tomorrow." Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. President & Five Star General. Rock and Roll forever, rap, hip hop and disco never!

07-02-2007, 05:16 PM	#7
Indian Creek 1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south Mississippi Posts: 117	Re: How they voted So Mo, here is what Gene Taylor had to say about it: GENE TAYLOR 4TH DISTRICT, MISSISSIPPI COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES CHAIRMAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER AND EXPEDITIONARY FORCES COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE http://www. hou se .gov/ge netaylo r Congress of tbe United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515-2404 June 19,2007 2269 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-2404 (202) 225-5772 FAX: (202) 225-7074 DISTRICT OFFICES: 2424 14TH STREET GULFPORT, MS 39501 (228) 864-7670 701 MAIN STREET SUITE 215 HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 (601) 582-3246 2900 GOVERNMENT STREET, SUITE B OCEAN SPRINGS, MS 39564 (228) 872-7950 527 CENTRAL AVENUE LAUREL, MS 39440 (601) 425-3905 Dear Albert: Thank you for contacting me about the immigration bill being considered by the Senate, S. 1348 the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of2007. First of all, I am firmly against the provisions in S. 1348 granting amnesty to illegal immigrants and will vote against any amnesty legislation if it is considered by the House of Representatives. The Senate has pulled the immigration reform bill from the floor for now, but it may come up again in the near future. President Bush has stated his support for the Senate legislation, since it contains many provisions of his temporary worker program. I have consistently opposed the President's plan, as it basically amounts to an amnesty. The last time our country granted amnesty to illegal immigrants was in 1986 during the Reagan Administration. Back then, it was claimed amnesty would bring an end to illegal immigration. With the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the nation today, the 1986 amnesty was clearly a failure. It would be foolish and irresponsible for Congress and our President to repeat this mistake and grant yet another amnesty. Amnesty would only encourage employers to cut wages, eliminate benefits, and weaken workers' rights and protections. We cannot reward the immigrants or the ;,employers who have· broken our laws. Amnesty for illegal workers would only encourage more to come here illegally. Over the years I have voted to strengthen our borders from illegal immigration. Last y~ar I voted in favor of legislation that would: construct 700 miles of new fencing along our border with Mexico, require the Department of Homeland Security to gain "operational security" along the border, install surveillance cameras and other sensors. I also voted to fund an additional 1,500 Border Patrol Agents, increasing the total to approximately 14,800 agents. I support stronger sanctions against employers who hire illegal workers, especially those who have done so repeatedly. The Social Security Inspector General found that the 300 largest employers in the restaurant, service, and agriculture industries submitted 2,760,765 incorrect Social Security numbers over a three-year period. Despite the prevalence of worker misuse of Social Security numbers in these industries, the government has not required these businesses to be more diligent in their hiring practices. I am working with my colleagues in Congress to expedite the process for employer's to verify the legal status of workers. If we can do a background check before allowing a citizen to purchase a firearm, then we should be able to quickly determine whether a person is legal to work in the United States. Once a quick verification system is in place I support dramatically increasing the penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal workers. While many service, restaurant, and agriculture employers are reducing their wages by hiring illegal workers, some manufacturing industries are reducing wages by relocating plants to foreign countries. Mississippi has lost dozens of textile, apparel, paper, and other manufacturing plants because our nation's trade policies favor low-wage foreign workers and corporate stockholders at the expense of American workers. I strongly opposed NAFT A, the reduction of tariffs with Communist China, and other trade policies that have weakened our manufacturing base. A few years of cheaper products and corporate bonuses will not make up for the long-term damage to the American economy and American workers. The U.S. trade policies have eliminated many jobs and hold down the wages of the jobs that remain. Now, the President and other advocates of immigration amnesty would endorse the practices of employers who hire illegal immigrants to displace American workers and further push down wages. Our government should not base its economic policy simply on helping businesses find cheap labor at home and abroad. Congress and the President should focus on rebuilding the American manufacturing base and rewarding the skills of American workers. That is the key to our nation's prosperity and economic security. Again, thank you for contacting me. If I may be of further assistance, please feel free to get in touch with me. Sincerely /~ GENE TAYLOR / Member of Congress

07-02-2007, 06:45 PM	#8
WarSteed V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	Re: How they voted I don't even have to look..i'm in the commie state of WA...i KNOW they voted yea

07-02-2007, 08:52 PM	#9
SouthernMoss Admin Tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SW MS Contributor Posts: 10,651	Re: How they voted Indian Creek, sounds like y'all have a good man down there. __________________ My Second protects your First "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B Anthony