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In reply to the discussion: Thank you Senators Byrd, Kennedy, Leahy, Jeffords and all those who voted against the IWR [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)In the Senate a majority of dems voted for it.
In the House, a majority voted against it, with a sizable minority voting for it.
Please, no historical revisionism on this.
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In the House, 215 Republicans voted Yes, 6 No and 2 Present; 81 Democrats voted Yes, 126 No (61% of the delegation) and 1 Present; the sole Independent voted No. The final vote was 296 Yes (69% of the House), 133 No, and 3 Present.
In the Senate, 28 Democrats voted Yes (56% of the delegation, including Senators Clinton, Kerry, Edwards, Biden, Bayh, and Daschle) and 22 voted No; 49 Republicans voted Yes and one voted No (Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island). Note that the Democrats controlled the Senate and could have postponed a vote on the Resolution until after the November election.
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http://bluemassgroup.com/2007/01/how-the-democrats-voted-on-iraq-in-2002/