Senate votes today on Coburn's amendment to eliminate ethanol subsidy

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Reid is not happy Coburn circumvented the process so they're whipping Dems to vote no, altho Senator Diane Feinstein is a cosponsor of Coburn's amendment and spoke this morning in support of Coburn's amendment. Good for her.

It is not expected to receive the 60 votes it requires to pass. Saxby Chambliss is urging an up or down vote.

Grover Norquist is against Coburn's amendment because the savings from eliminating the ethanol subsidies will be used to pay down the debt. Grover Norquist is really the most powerful man in Washington who's not a member of Congress.

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1. Senator Coburn is now speaking on the Senate floor.

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2. S. Amendment 436 to S.782, the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011

S.AMDT.436
Amends: S.782

Amendments to this amendment: S.AMDT.441

Sponsor: Sen Coburn, Tom (submitted 6/9/2011) (proposed 6/9/2011)
COSPONSORS(4), ALPHABETICAL : (Sort: by date)

Sen Ayotte, Kelly - 6/13/2011
Sen Collins, Susan M. - 6/13/2011
Sen Feinstein, Dianne - 6/9/2011
Sen McCain, John - 6/13/2011

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:S.782:

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3. The vote on Coburn's amendment is scheduled for 2:15PM today

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4. Senate voting shortly.

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5. Thune has an alternative amendment cosponsored by Amy Klobuchar. Feinstein has asked Coburn to

delay a vote because of hard feelings about how Coburn got this vote to the floor. Coburn doesn't seem to want to comply blaming the lack of an open amendment process.

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6. Senate now voting.

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7. Feinstein ended up voting now since Coburn would not delay his amendment until next week

Bill will obviously not get the 60 cloture votes.

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8. Coburn's amendment to end ethanol subsidies fails with 40 Yes votes and 59 No votes.

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9. Kind of a big deal

Coburn shoved this vote up Grover Norquist's butt.