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2016 Postmortem

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)

6. The nay votes in the Senate speak volumes

Reply to Dr. Strange (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 02:37 PM

Feb 2016

Akaka, Daniel HI
Nay D Boxer, Barbara CA
Nay D Bryan, Richard NV
Nay D Durbin, Richard IL
Nay D Feingold, Russell WI
Nay D Harkin, Tom IA
Nay D Kennedy, Ted MA
Nay D Kerry, John MA
Nay D Lautenberg, Frank NJ
Nay D Moseley Braun, Carol IL
Nay D Reed, John RI
Nay D Reid, Harry NV
Nay D Torricelli, Robert NJ
Nay D Wellstone, Paul MN
Nay D Wyden, Ron OR

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Bernie's fatal sin [View all] HassleCat Feb 2016 OP

Do we have any context for the vote, other than what is in your post? Because Bernie's votes have merrily Feb 2016 #1

Here's the bill: Dr. Strange Feb 2016 #3

The nay votes in the Senate speak volumes Gregorian Feb 2016 #6

Yeah, this was back when states were given a deadline to form multi-state compacts on radwaste jberryhill Feb 2016 #5

Yup. Context matters. ebayfool Feb 2016 #8

Adding ... ebayfool Feb 2016 #10

And signed into law by Bill CLINTON. jillan Feb 2016 #20

This again? libtodeath Feb 2016 #2

The one that Clinton signed into law? Katashi_itto Feb 2016 #4

This bill does not erase, for me, Hillary's support for war and fracking and cluster bombs and djean111 Feb 2016 #7

Replies 8 and 10 of ebayfool provide a context for Sanders' vote. merrily Feb 2016 #14

There was support from the community, here's a letter from the county judge: beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #9

Aye, Scottie! ebayfool Feb 2016 #11

Indeed, gmta! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #12

Then take it up with the state of Texas. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #13

The info on this thread is a great example of why I am proud of DUers. merrily Feb 2016 #15

Thanks for bringing this up so it could be thoroughly debunked for the umpteenth time Fumesucker Feb 2016 #16

Bernie was correct in his assessment of the problem and the solution. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #17

Bernie can do no wrong and his excuses are all valid. nt fun n serious Feb 2016 #18

He did do wrong on this one. HassleCat Feb 2016 #22

Lol - the talking point of the day. Some woman called into Thom Hartmann rambling about this. jillan Feb 2016 #19

I see no good solutions to this problem. SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #21