Job creation bill fails in Senate by 58-42, Senator Sanders calls on Congress stay to help 99ers

[DimplesinMI]

Source: Examiner.com

Another GOP lead filibuster campaign has handed a defeat to job creation measures, on July 29. Members' of the Republican party cited that passage of the Small Business Lending bill, would not do enough assist the United States economy.

"The small-business lending bill contains many positive provisions, yet I do not believe that any member in this chamber truly believes that this bill will do enough to solve our job creation problems," said Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT). "This is because it ignores the main problems afflicting the economy and preventing the kind of job creation that we need right now. The bill before us misses the boat", noted in AOL Politics Daily.

Representative Bernie Sanders calls on Congress to Stay in Session to Help the 99ers

On the "The Ed Show" on July 29, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated he would be willing stay in session Congress, until a bill is enacted for the 99ers. Congress is scheduled to take another Congressional Recess period, until after September 6, 2010. As reported by host Schultz, up to 4 Million 99ers or Exhaustees have been without any unemployment benefits, since April.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/x-48896-Detroit-Job-Search-Examiner~y2010m7d29-Job-creation-bill-fails-in-Senate-by-5842-vote-Rep-Sanders-calls-on-Congress-to-help-99ers

[CanonRay]

1. It is completely assinine

that something can "fail" 58-42. That is all.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Which two Democrats voted against this? Nelson? Lieberman?

[Naipes]

4. LIEberman is not a democrat nm

[sinkingfeeling]

7. No, but 'we' count him, along with Bernie Sanders, to make the 60 Senate majority.

[Tx4obama]

8. Dems + Lieberman + Sanders = only 59

We still have to get ONE republican to get to 60.

[Tx4obama]

5. Only ONE democrat. See my comment #3 on this thread. n/t

[Pirate Smile]

10. None really. 59 Dems for it; 41 Repubs against but then Reid switches to No so he can bring it

back up for a vote again if he wanted. If Reid was registered as a yes then he couldn't call for the vote again.

This was a strictly partisan vote - 59-41. We only have 59 now - and that includes Nelson, Lieberman, Lincoln, etc.

edit to clarify - I'm calling everyone who caucuses with the Dems a Dem so that includes Lieberman & Sanders, of course.

[No Elephants]

12. Self delete

[BootinUp]

15. We lost the ability to override filibusters when

Scottie Brown was elected.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. You're correct. I keep forgetting that Ted is gone and replaced by it.

[Tx4obama]

3. The 58-42 vote was a cloture vote on an amendment....

Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid-Baucus-Landrieu Amdt. No. 4519 to H.R. 5297 (H.R. 5297 is the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010)
Reid (D-NV) voted 'no' ... so I suspect there is a reason it failed.
The last time Reid voted no on a bill the dems wanted it was so that it could be brought to the floor again or changed or something like that.
Let's see what happens next.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00221

[shotten99]

6. I believe that's procedure.

If a bill will not pass cloture, then the Majority Leader votes accordingly.

[AlbertCat]

9. I believe that's procedure.

IOW.... every Repug voted NO again in lock step.

And I believe that IS procedure now.

[Tx4obama]

11. Looks like there'll be a re-vote next week. See link below for details

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/say-what-republicans-filibuster-tax-cutting-jobs-bill.php?ref=fpb

[femrap]

14. Deosn't Congress go

home for August? 99ers will get no relief until September, if then.

That white pasty dude from KY just makes me ill.

[Tx4obama]

16. Recess is Aug 9 thru Sep 12 n/t

[DimplesinMI]

20. Thank GOD!!!

This bill needs to be passed, in the worst way~

[No Elephants]

13. Funny. Local TVnews in Boston always seems to emphasize Brown's pro-human votes, mentioning him by

name, as in "Senator Brown voted with the Democrats." When he votes with the rest of the thugs, we just hear things like "58-42. instead of "Senator Brown voted with the Republicans and against extending unemployment benefits for those who lost their jobs first in this fucking Republican greed created "recession" and therefore have been hurt most by it."

Lord forgive me, but I hate Republican controlled media.

[activa8tr]

17. I am with you! Exactly how they play it. Or they don't even bother

to remind us that Brown exists, as if the election of Brown to replace Kennedy was not the most stupid thing to happen in Massachusetts and the nation since Bush was "selected" in 2000.

[LynneSin]

19. I love how Hatch says such stupid shit!

Yes the bill will help but hell if it's not perfect let's not provide any help whatsoever

:grr:

[AlinPA]

21. Wierd. "Fails 58-42".