In the third vote on the bill this week, the Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on S.1323 - a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. This effectively killed the bill by failing to end its consideration on the floor and bring it to a final vote.
The bill expresses the opinion that people making $1,000,000 or more should share the sacrifice of deficit reduction. This is basically the Democratic position that wealthy Americans can and should pay more taxes, so naturally the final vote was a party line vote. Blue Dog Democrats Ben Nelson (Nebraska) and Mark Pryor (Arkansas) voted with all of the Republicans to prevent the bill from coming to a final vote and reject the position stated in the bill.
Vote Results
YEAs ---51
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Tom Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jon Tester (D-MT), Mark Udall (D-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM), Mark Warner (D-VA), Jim Webb (D-VA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---49
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Scott Brown (R-MA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Dan Coats (R-IN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Corker (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim DeMint (R-SC), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Mike Lee (R-UT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Rand Paul (R-KY), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Jim Risch (R-ID), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), John Thune (R-SD), Pat Toomey (R-PA), David Vitter (R-LA), Roger Wicker (R-MS)
What This Means
This bill had no legislative provisions. Rather, it was meant to draw an important battle line in the war over the debt ceiling and the federal budget. Don't be surprised to hear Democrats cite the fact that every Republican rejected the idea of people making $1,000,000 or more paying higher taxes to help the economy out.
Our Previous Coverage - The Floor History of S.1323
Senate Proceeds To S.1323; Reid Fills Amendment Tree:
http://unanimousconsent.blogspot.com/2011/07/senate-proceeds-to-s1323-amendment-tree.html
Here, we explain why so many Republicans voted for the bill the first time around on a clear party-line issue:
http://unanimousconsent.blogspot.com/2011/07/senate-continues-to-debate-its-million.html
Senate Democrats Draw Battle Lines in Debt Ceiling Debate: Initial Predictions
http://unanimousconsent.blogspot.com/2011/07/s1323-floor-fight-watch-on-shared.html
Other National Debt Posts:
Why The Gang of Six Proposal Has The Best Chance of Passing the House and Senate
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