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Recall of US Senators who vote

for Obamacare
Vanity ^
Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 11:02:57 AM by
highlander_UW

18 states allow for recall votes on US Senators.


The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada,
New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon,
Rhode Island, Washington and
Wisconsin.
The Senate oath of office is:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States against all
enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of
evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the
duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help
me God.
It is clear that the mandate requiring citizens to purchase
insurance from private corporations is unconstitutional. As
soon as the Senate votes on the "health care" bill 60
Senators will be in violation of their oath of office.
Some of the Senators are up for reelection but some are not
and those should face recall votes based upon their failure
to fulfill their oath of office.
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Every Dem Senator up in 2010 Cast


the Winning Vote

Posted by Dan Perrin

2010

Senator Landrieu and Senator Lincoln have


announced they would give their vote to Senator Reid
and the White House to allow ObamaCare to the
Senate floor.
For the group of U.S. Senators up in 2010 — the ones
facing the independent voters that turned 2:1 against
the Democrats in the New Jersey and Virginia
elections — they will each be tagged all election
cycle with providing the one vote needed for
ObamaCare to come before the Senate. They could
have stopped it, but they did not.
The vote on cloture on the motion to proceed needs
60 votes, and therefore every Democratic Senator and
every Democratic Independent can be accurately
accused of providing the winning vote for Senator
Reid to proceed to the very unpopular bill.
This message, I am certain, will make it into
campaign commercials in 2010.

Below is a list
of the Democratic Senators
up in 2010, and the email contact links
for each of their offices:
Bayh, Evan – (D – IN) Class III 131 RUSSELL
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-5623 Web Form
http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/
Bennet, Michael F. – (D – CO) Class III 702 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-5852 Web Form:
http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/
Boxer, Barbara – (D – CA) Class III 112 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-3553 Web Form:
http://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/
Burris, Roland W. – (D – IL) Class III 387
RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2854 Web
Form: http://burris.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Dodd, Christopher J. – (D – CT) Class III 448
RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2823 Web
Form: http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/3128
Dorgan, Byron L. – (D – ND) Class III 322 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-2551 Web Form:
http://dorgan.senate.gov/contact/contact_form.cfm
Feingold, Russell D. – (D – WI) Class III 506 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-5323 Web Form:
http://feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html
Inouye, Daniel K. – (D – HI) Class III 722 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-3934 Web Form:
http://inouye.senate.gov/Contact/Email-Form.cfm
Leahy, Patrick J. – (D – VT) Class III 433 RUSSELL
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-4242 Web Form:
http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Lincoln, Blanche L. – (D – AR) Class III 355
DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4843 Web
Form: http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Mikulski, Barbara A. – (D – MD) Class III 503
HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4654 Web
Form: http://mikulski.senate.gov/Contact/contact.cfm
Murray, Patty – (D – WA) Class III 173 RUSSELL
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-2621 Web Form:
http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm
Reid, Harry – (D – NV) Class III 522 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-3542 Web Form:
http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Schumer, Charles E. – (D – NY) Class III 313 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-6542 Web Form:
http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm
Specter, Arlen – (D – PA) Class III 711 HART
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-4254
http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=contact.contactform
Wyden, Ron – (D – OR) Class III 223 DIRKSEN
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510 (202) 224-5244 Web Form:
http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/

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Washington Examiner 2010 Election Map


The Washington Examiner has selected key
2010 competitive races which are
highlighted on this map.
To view the map on our website, visit the following link:
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2010-Washington-Examiner-Election-Map-85199592.html

Created on Feb 22 - Updated Mar 24


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Arizona
Sen. John McCain, R, may have represented his party in the last presidential election,
but Republican voters in Arizona may not give him a free pass. His GOP primary
opponent, former Rep. J.D. Haywort...
Sen. John McCain, R, may have represented his party in the last presidential election,
but Republican voters in Arizona may not give him a free pass. His GOP primary
opponent, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, will probably make immigration a major issue
as he seeks to dethrone McCain. This did not work for Hayworth in 2006, when he
lost his seat after dedicating nearly his entire campaign to that single issue.

Primary election: August 24


Mar. 21: Poll shows J.D. Hayworth closing in on John McCain

Arkansas
Sen. Blanche Lincoln once seemed unassailable in her Arkansas seat. She now seems
un-save-able. At record-low levels of popularity, she trails most of the Republicans
who are challenging her, includin...
Sen. Blanche Lincoln once seemed unassailable in her Arkansas seat. She now seems
un-save-able. At record-low levels of popularity, she trails most of the Republicans
who are challenging her, including the little-known ones. Among the better-known is
Rep. John Boozman, who represents the northwest part of the state.
Primary Election: May 18

Colorado
Sen. Michael Bennet, D, appointed to his position by an unpopular Democratic
governor, is one of the nation's most endangered incumbents. In the Democratic
primary, he faces former Colorado House Spea...
Sen. Michael Bennet, D, appointed to his position by an unpopular Democratic
governor, is one of the nation's most endangered incumbents. In the Democratic
primary, he faces former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, considered by
some the state's enfant terrible of Democratic politics. Centennial State Republicans,
meanwhile, seeking a comeback after three rough election cycles, will choose among
four candidates, including former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton. Primary election: August 5
Connecticut
The sudden exit of Sen. Chris Dodd, D, may have dashed Republicans' hopes of
picking up this seat. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, D, who subsequently
entered the race, is considered a much stron...
The sudden exit of Sen. Chris Dodd, D, may have dashed Republicans' hopes of
picking up this seat. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, D, who subsequently
entered the race, is considered a much stronger candidate than Dodd would have
been. Still, the GOP has a strong array of contenders, including moderate former Rep.
Rob Simmons and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon,
and Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital.

Primary election: Aug. 10


Delaware
In the absence of a top-tier Democratic candidate, Republican Rep. Mike Castle, a
moderate former governor, is favored to win the seat once held by Vice President Joe
Biden, D. After Biden's son decid...

In the absence of a top-tier Democratic candidate, Republican Rep. Mike Castle, a


moderate former governor, is favored to win the seat once held by Vice President Joe
Biden, D. After Biden's son decided against seeking the seat, Democrats coalesced
behind Wilmington attorney and County Executive Christopher Coons.

Primary election: Sept. 14


Florida
This late primary pits the establishment favorite, Gov. Charlie Crist, R, against
conservative former House Speaker Marco Rubio. After the moderate Crist's entry
into the race scared away most formida...

This late primary pits the establishment favorite, Gov. Charlie Crist, R, against
conservative former House Speaker Marco Rubio. After the moderate Crist's entry
into the race scared away most formidable Democrats -- Democrats appear set to
nominate a relatively weak candidate in Rep. Kendrick Meek, D -- Rubio began
gaining and has since become the frontrunner. But Crist, whose support for President
Obama's stimulus package has cost him dearly so far, is flush with cash and will not
go away easily.

Primary election: August 24


Illinois
Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't expect Republicans to be competing for
Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Then again, circumstances cannot be considered
"normal" after a Republican won Ted Kenne...
Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't expect Republicans to be competing for Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Then again,
circumstances cannot be considered "normal" after a Republican won Ted Kennedy's old seat in Massachusetts. After impeached former
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged attempts to sell the seat, and the controversial appointment of Roland Burris, Prairie State Democrats are
in their worst shape in years. Moderate Rep. Mark Kirk won the early Republican primary easily. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias,
who was involved in his family bank's loans to mafia figures, narrowly prevailed on the Democratic side.

Primary election: Already held Feb. 2

Kentucky
Sen. Jim Bunning, R, the cantankerous Hall-of-Fame pitcher, finally decided to call it
quits last year after months of wrestling with his party's leadership. On the
Republican side, Rand Paul, R, an e...

Sen. Jim Bunning, R, the cantankerous Hall-of-Fame pitcher, finally decided to call it
quits last year after months of wrestling with his party's leadership. On the
Republican side, Rand Paul, R, an eye doctor and son of Republican Rep. Ron Paul,
Tex., is threatening to carry on Bunning's legacy and upend the GOP establishment.
Polls currently favor him over Secretary of State Trey Grayson, a protege of Senate
Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Meanwhile, Attorney General Jack Conway
and Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo are battling for the Democratic nomination.

Primary election: May 18


Missouri
Rep. Roy Blunt, R, after a career in House leadership with mixed results, at first
seemed an unlikely candidate to succeed retiring Sen. Kit Bond, R. His likely
Democratic opponent, Secretary of State...

Rep. Roy Blunt, R, after a career in House leadership with mixed results, at first
seemed an unlikely candidate to succeed retiring Sen. Kit Bond, R. His likely
Democratic opponent, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, seemed like a shoo-in in a
state where Democrats have won the last two statewide elections and where Blunt's
son, unpopular after one term, chose not to run for re-election as governor in 2008.
But the national mood has changed, and Blunt looks more and more like a true
competitior, perhaps a frontrunner.

Primary election: August 5


New Hampshire
Rep. Paul Hodes, D, having defeated a strong incumbent in 2006, has his sights on
higher office. He is the likely Democratic nominee for the seat of retiring Republican
Sen. Judd Gregg. On the other s...

Rep. Paul Hodes, D, having defeated a strong incumbent in 2006, has his sights on
higher office. He is the likely Democratic nominee for the seat of retiring Republican
Sen. Judd Gregg. On the other side, Republicans feel they have a strong chance of
holding Gregg's seat and of picking up both of the state's House seats. Their
establishment has lined up behind Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, R, who was
appointed to her position by the state's Democratic governor. Her insurgent
challenger is Ovide LaMontagne, a former GOP nominee for governor in 1996 and
former chairman of the state Board of Education.

Primary election: September 14


New York
Both of New York's Senate seats are up for grabs in this year's election. The one held
by Chuck Schumer, D, is considered safe, but appointed Sen. Kirsten Gilibrand, D,
could be in danger. Having dodg...
Both of New York's Senate seats are up for grabs in this year's election. The one held
by Chuck Schumer, D, is considered safe, but appointed Sen. Kirsten Gilibrand, D,
could be in danger. Having dodged possible primaries from other Democratic office-
holders within her state, she now faces a potential primary challenge from former
Rep. Harold Ford of Tennessee. No credible Republican has declared so far,

Primary election: Sept. 14


North Carolina
Sen. Richard Burr, R, has always held a precarious position, but Democrats have
been disappointed in their failure to recruit a top-notch candidate against him.
Democrats have swept the state's recent...

Sen. Richard Burr, R, has always held a precarious position, but Democrats have
been disappointed in their failure to recruit a top-notch candidate against him.
Democrats have swept the state's recent elections, including the 2008 presidential
contest. Potential Democratic nominees include former state Sen. Cal Cunningham
and Education Secretary Elaine Marshall.

Primary election: May 4


North Dakota
The retirement of Sen. Byron Dorgan, D, is almost certainly the beginning of the end
for Democrats' long-standing lock grip on a Republican state's three federal offices.
Republican Gov. John Hoeven i...

The retirement of Sen. Byron Dorgan, D, is almost certainly the beginning of the end
for Democrats' long-standing lock grip on a Republican state's three federal offices.
Republican Gov. John Hoeven is considered a shoo-in for this seat.

Primary election: June 8


Ohio
Former Rep. and Bush OMB director Rob Portman, R, will face off against one of
two Democrats -- Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, D, or Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher. The
winner will succeed retiring Sen. Ge...

Former Rep. and Bush OMB director Rob Portman, R, will face off against one of
two Democrats -- Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, D, or Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher. The
winner will succeed retiring Sen. George Voinovich, R.

Primary election: May 4


Pennsylvania
Sen. Arlen Specter, a perennially moderate party-switching Democrat, has two
obstacles on his way to a sixth Senate term. If he can navigate past Rep. Joe Sestak, a
Democrat challenging him from his L...

Sen. Arlen Specter, a perennially moderate party-switching Democrat, has two


obstacles on his way to a sixth Senate term. If he can navigate past Rep. Joe Sestak, a
Democrat challenging him from his Left, then he will face his old nemesis,
conservative former Rep. Pat Toomey, R, who nearly defeated him in the 2004
Republican primary. Toomey, whose lead in the polls scared Specter out of the GOP
last spring, began 2010 as the favorite.

Primary election: May 18


Washington
Primary election on August 17 Mar 10 Poll: Rossi still tops Murray Click for more
stories and analysis of this race at the Washington Examiner
Primary election on August 17

Mar 10 Poll: Rossi still tops Murray

Click for more stories and analysis of this race at the Washington Examiner

Wisconsin
Sen. Russ Feingold, D, is fine as long as he doesn't draw a top-tier challenger, but
former Gov. Tommy Thompson, R, polled ahead of him in January, 47 to 43 percent.
Thompson is seriously considering ...
Sen. Russ Feingold, D, is fine as long as he doesn't draw a top-tier challenger, but
former Gov. Tommy Thompson, R, polled ahead of him in January, 47 to 43 percent.
Thompson is seriously considering the race.

Primary election: Sept. 14


Indiana
Primary election: May 4 Mar. 2: Hostettler Polls Strong in Ellsworth Matchup
Primary election: May 4
Mar. 2: Hostettler Polls Strong in Ellsworth Matchup
Nevada
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is in serious trouble, trailing three little-known
Republicans in a crowded primary. The GOP field includes former state party
chairwoman Sue Lowden, Danny Tarkanian ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is in serious trouble, trailing three little-known
Republicans in a crowded primary. The GOP field includes former state party
chairwoman Sue Lowden, Danny Tarkanian (son of the famous UNLV basketball
coach) and conservative State Rep. Sharron Angle. Though he trails, Reid had raised
$15 million by the end of 2009. He may be further helped if a strong third-party
challenger splits the conservative vote.

Primary election: June 8


Texas
Mar 19 Can a Democrat Become Governor in Texas? Mar. 3: Rick Perry's big win in
Texas Click here for in-depth analysis of this race from the Washington Examiner

Mar 19 Can a Democrat Become Governor in Texas?

Mar. 3: Rick Perry's big win in Texas

Click here for in-depth analysis of this race from the Washington Examiner

California
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D, has a natural advantage in liberal California, but 2010 is
testing many incumbents' staying power. Three major candidates seek the GOP
nomination to challenge her -- former Hewl...

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D, has a natural advantage in liberal California, but 2010 is
testing many incumbents' staying power. Three major candidates seek the GOP
nomination to challenge her -- former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, moderate
former Rep. Tom Campbell, and conservative state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore.

Primary election: June 8


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• DECEMBER 25, 2009, 9:09 A.M. ET

Senate Passes Sweeping Health-Care


Bill
60-39 Vote Is Landmark in Effort to
Expand Insurance Coverage
By GREG HITT and JANET ADAMY

Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center,
answered questions outside of the Senate chambers
on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved sweeping
health-overhaul legislation on Thursday, a landmark
moment for White House-led efforts to expand
insurance coverage to more than 30 million
Americans.
The bill, approved by a 60-39 vote, would deliver on
a long-promised Democratic goal of extending
coverage to nearly every American, and would
represent the biggest expansion of the federal safety
net since the 1965 creation of Medicare, the health-
insurance program for the elderly and disabled.
Thursday's vote was a victory for President Barack
Obama, who made the issue his top domestic priority
despite lingering divisions among Democrats and the
fierce opposition of Republicans. And it was a
validation of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's
decision to build consensus on his side of the aisle,
rather than reach across party lines, a move that
would have forced a lowering of ambitions.

The News Hub panel discusses the Senate's 60-39


passage of a historic health-care bill that would
extend insurance to 30 million Americans who don't
have it or who can't afford it.
Negotiations now must begin to reconcile differences
between the House and Senate versions of the bill,
with the compromise bill facing another vote in each
chamber. President Obama hopes to sign the bill
before his State of the Union address in late January.
Republicans said the bill would impose massive
regulatory and financial burdens on taxpayers and
businesses, and would dig the government even
deeper in debt. Senate Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R., Ky.) told the chamber just before the
vote that Democrats should expect an "earful" from
angry constituents when they go home
"This fight is long from over," Mr. McConnell said.
"My colleagues and I will fight to ensure this bill
doesn't become law. That's the clear will of the
American people."

All 58 Democrats and two independents


voted for the bill, while 39 Republicans
voted against it. Sen. Jim Bunning (R., Ky.) did
not vote.
Mr. Reid said he also expected to get an earful, but
from Americans who will benefit from the expanded
health-care coverage and new rules on insurance
companies. "Our charge is to move forward," he said,
adding that the bill meets a national need that
presidents have pushed for since Harry Truman.
"Though some may slow the progress, they cannot
stop it," he said.
At the White House, President Obama welcomed the
Senate vote and said, "We are now finally poised to
deliver on the promise" of expanding care and
overhauling the nation's health system. Mr. Obama
pressed lawmakers to "finish the job" and deliver a
compromise package to his desk in the "coming
weeks."
With Christmas looming, Mr. Reid closed a series of
last-minute deals to secure the support of balky
Democrats and then plunged the Senate into a forced
march, beginning with a 1 a.m. vote Monday and
culminating with Thursday's roll call at 7 a.m. on
passage of the bill.
The 10-year $871 billion measure would expand
Medicaid, the federal-state health program for the
poor, and create new tax subsidies to help lower- and
middle-income families comply with a mandate to
purchase insurance. That mandate would be enforced
by a financial penalty of up to $750 for any
individual who fails to get coverage.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
estimates the legislation would reduce the budget
deficit by $132 billion over the next decade, through
a combination of tax increases on the health-care
sector and spending cuts, which largely fall on
Medicare payments to health-care providers.
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The last time the Senate voted on Christmas Eve was
1895, the issue then being whether to provide federal
benefits for U.S. servicemen. In a ceremony with
19th-century echoes, senators rose one by one
Thursday from their simple wooden desks to cast
their votes. Vice President Joe Biden presided over
the chamber.
"Mr. President, this is for my friend Ted Kennedy.
Aye," said 92-year-old Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd
of West Virginia, referring to the late Sen. Edward
Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, who was a
champion of universal health care. Sen. Kennedy's
widow watched the vote from the gallery.
Sen. Chris Dodd (D., Conn.) called the vote the
"most important" in his more than 20 years as a U.S.
senator. "Progress is not easy," he said. "Today we
were able to prove it is not impossible."
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CLICK ON GRAPHIC: Read key points of the
Senate health-care bill
Mr. Reid, clearly worn from the week's grueling
schedule, initially voted "no," to the surprise of many
in the chamber. He put his head down on his desk,
laughing, then stood again and changed his vote to
"aye."
Republicans accused Democrats of rushing the vote
and noted that Mr. Reid put out a nearly 400-page
amendment to the bill on Saturday "over the weekend
of a snowstorm," as Sen. Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.) put it.
"This has been very troubling to a lot of us," he said.
The bill's passage puts Mr. Obama on the verge of
creating a near-universal health-insurance system, an
accomplishment that has eluded presidents since
Theodore Roosevelt. By the end of the next decade,
94% of legal residents would have insurance
coverage, up from 83% now, according to estimates
by the CBO.
As soon as next year, consumers who enroll in new
plans would no longer face lifetime limits on their
insurance coverage, and insurers couldn't drop
people's coverage because they get sick. By 2014,
insurers could no longer deny any customers
coverage because of a pre-existing health condition.
Insurance companies warn that the changes could
raise premiums by bringing more people with health
problems into the system while healthy people
choose to go without coverage.
New state-based health-insurance exchanges would
become the main marketplace for people buying
coverage without the help of an employer, as well as
some small employers. By 2019, about 30 million
people are expected to get coverage through them.
Under the Senate bill, the exchange won't include a
public health-insurance plan – one of the most
contentious aspects of the health debate. The Senate
jettisoned the provision after Sen. Joseph Lieberman,
the Connecticut independent, and some centrist
Democrats objected to the idea. Instead, consumers
would be able to shop on the exchange for plans
managed by the Office of Personnel Management,
which oversees insurance policies for federal
workers.
The late-December vote means Congress won't
conclude action on the bill by year's end, as the White
House had once wanted. Leaders of the House and
Senate are readying for negotiations that will begin
shortly after the first of the year, and hope to forge a
compromise package swiftly, possibly by the
president's State of the Union address in late January.
"Everyone is pushing for that," said Dan Pfeiffer, Mr.
Obama's communications director. Mr. Pfeiffer
suggested Senate passage is a demonstration that
Congress and the White House can tackle seemingly
intractable issues. "It's not always pretty, but
Washington still has the capacity to deal with big
problems," he said.
The House passed its version of health legislation
Nov. 7, and tough negotiations loom with the Senate
on a compromise package. Potential flashpoints
include taxes and abortion policy, as well as the
House's proposed government-run health plan.
Mr. Reid, at least for now, is declining to entertain
questions about how the two bills will be melded. He
said he is looking forward to spending a few days at
home in Nevada over the holidays. "I'm going to sit
back and watch my rabbits eat my cactus," he said.
The Senate bill would leave the existing employer-
based health system largely intact, in an effort to
ensure that already-insured Americans see no change
in coverage. However, large companies would have
to pay a penalty to the government if they do not
provide affordable insurance and their workers end
up seeking government assistance.
The last time Congress seriously pushed health
overhaul legislation, in 1994, the effort died in the
Senate. Fifteen years later, an opening to revive the
issue was created with the election of a Democratic
president and strong majorities in both chambers of
Congress.
A series of breaks helped the Democrats secure the
60 votes needed to override the Republican filibuster.
Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties.
Al Franken, a Democrat, prevailed in the Minnesota
Senate race by a tiny margin after a months-long
recount. After Sen. Kennedy's death, the
Massachusetts legislature changed state law to allow
his replacement to be seated immediately, rather than
waiting for a special election.
"It would be hard in our lifetimes to recreate that
moment," said Sen. Robert Casey (D., Pa.).
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All 58 Democrats and two


independents voted for the
bill, while 39 Republicans voted against
it.

Akaka, Daniel K. - (D - HI) Class I


141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6361
Web Form: akaka.senate.gov/email-senator-akaka.cfm

Baucus, Max - (D - MT) Class II


511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2651
Web Form: baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue

Bayh, Evan - (D - IN) Class III


131 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5623
Web Form: bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/

Begich, Mark - (D - AK) Class II


144 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3004
Web Form: begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailSenator

Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO) Class III


702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5852
Web Form: bennet.senate.gov/contact/

Bingaman, Jeff - (D - NM) Class I


703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5521
Web Form: bingaman.senate.gov/contact/

Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA) Class III


112 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3553
Web Form: boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/

Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH) Class I


713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2315
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/

Burris, Roland W. - (D - IL) Class III


387 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2854
Web Form: burris.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Byrd, Robert C. - (D - WV) Class I


311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3954
Web Form: byrd.senate.gov/contacts/

Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA) Class I


511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/

Cardin, Benjamin L. - (D - MD) Class I


509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4524
Web Form: cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE) Class I


513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2441
Web Form: carper.senate.gov/contact/

Casey, Robert P., Jr. - (D - PA) Class I


393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
Web Form: casey.senate.gov/contact/

Conrad, Kent - (D - ND) Class I


530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2043
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm

Dodd, Christopher J. - (D - CT) Class III


448 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2823
Web Form: dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/3130

Dorgan, Byron L. - (D - ND) Class III


322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2551
Web Form: dorgan.senate.gov/contact/contact_form.cfm

Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL) Class II


309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2152
Web Form: durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Feingold, Russell D. - (D - WI) Class III


506 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5323
Web Form: feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html
Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA) Class I
331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3841
Web Form: feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=ContactU...

Franken, Al - (D - MN) Class II


320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5641
Web Form: franken.senate.gov/contact/

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY) Class I


478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
Web Form: gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Hagan, Kay R. - (D - NC) Class II


521 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6342
Web Form: hagan.senate.gov/?p=contact

Harkin, Tom - (D - IA) Class II


731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3254
Web Form: harkin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Inouye, Daniel K. - (D - HI) Class III


722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3934
Web Form: inouye.senate.gov/Contact/Email-Form.cfm

Johnson, Tim - (D - SD) Class II


136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5842
Web Form: johnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact

Kaufman, Edward E. - (D - DE) Class II


383 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5042
Web Form: kaufman.senate.gov/services/contact/

Kerry, John F. - (D - MA) Class II


218 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2742
Web Form: kerry.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN) Class I


302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3244
Web Form: klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm

Kohl, Herb - (D - WI) Class I


330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Landrieu, Mary L. - (D - LA) Class II


328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5824
Web Form: landrieu.senate.gov/about/contact.cfm

Lautenberg, Frank R. - (D - NJ) Class II


324 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3224
Web Form: lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/routing.cfm

Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT) Class III


433 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4242
Web Form: leahy.senate.gov/contact/

Levin, Carl - (D - MI) Class II


269 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6221
Web Form: levin.senate.gov/contact/

Lincoln, Blanche L. - (D - AR) Class III


355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4843
Web Form: lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO) Class I


717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6154
Web Form: mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact

Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ) Class I


528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4744
Web Form: menendez.senate.gov/contact/

Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR) Class II


107 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3753
Web Form: merkley.senate.gov/contact/

Mikulski, Barbara A. - (D - MD) Class III


503 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4654
Web Form: mikulski.senate.gov/Contact/contact.cfm

Murray, Patty - (D - WA) Class III


173 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
Web Form: murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm

Nelson, Ben - (D - NE) Class I


720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6551
Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm
Nelson, Bill - (D - FL) Class I
716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5274
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Pryor, Mark L. - (D - AR) Class II


255 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2353
Web Form: pryor.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactMe

Reed, Jack - (D - RI) Class II


728 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4642
Web Form: reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm

Reid, Harry - (D - NV) Class III


522 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3542
Web Form: reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Rockefeller, John D., IV - (D - WV) Class II


531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6472
Web Form: rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY) Class III


313 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6542
Web Form: schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm

Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH) Class II


520 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2841
Web Form: shaheen.senate.gov/contact/

Specter, Arlen - (D - PA) Class III


711 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4254
Web Form: specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Co...

Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI) Class I


133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4822
Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm

Tester, Jon - (D - MT) Class I


724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2644
Web Form: tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm

Udall, Mark - (D - CO) Class II


317 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5941
Web Form: markudall.senate.gov/?p=contact

Udall, Tom - (D - NM) Class II


110 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6621
Web Form: tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact

Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA) Class II


459A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2023
Web Form: warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact

Webb, Jim - (D - VA) Class I


248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Web Form: webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI) Class I


502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2921
Web Form: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/

Wyden, Ron - (D - OR) Class III


223 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5244
Web Form: wyden.senate.gov/contact/

Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT) Class I


332 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5141
Web Form: sanders.senate.gov/contact/

Lieberman, Joseph I. - (ID - CT) Class I


706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4041
Web Form: lieberman.senate.gov/index.cfm/contact/email-me-
about-an-...

Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN) Class II


455 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4944
Web Form: alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email

Barrasso, John - (R - WY) Class I


307 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6441
Web Form: barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=ContactUs...

Bennett, Robert F. - (R - UT) Class III


431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5444
Web Form: bennett.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email

Bond, Christopher S. - (R - MO) Class III


274 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5721
Web Form: bond.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=ContactUs.Con...

Brown, Scott P. - (R - MA) Class I


317 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4543
E-mail: comments@scottbrown.senate.gov

Brownback, Sam - (R - KS) Class III


303 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6521
Web Form: brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm

Bunning, Jim - (R - KY) Class III


316 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4343
Web Form: bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Co...

Burr, Richard - (R - NC) Class III


217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3154
Web Form: burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Conta...

Chambliss, Saxby - (R - GA) Class II


416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3521
Web Form: chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email

Coburn, Tom - (R - OK) Class III


172 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5754
Web Form: coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=ContactSena...
Cochran, Thad - (R - MS) Class II
113 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5054
Web Form: cochran.senate.gov/email.html

Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME) Class II


413 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2523
Web Form: collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact...

Corker, Bob - (R - TN) Class I


185 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3344
Web Form: corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactMe

Cornyn, John - (R - TX) Class II


517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-2934
Web Form: cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm

Crapo, Mike - (R - ID) Class III


239 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6142
Web Form: crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

DeMint, Jim - (R - SC) Class III


340 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6121
Web Form: demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
p=ContactInformation

Ensign, John - (R - NV) Class I


119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6244
Web Form: ensign.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Con...
Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY) Class II
379A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3424
Web Form: enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=ContactInform...

Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC) Class II


290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5972
Web Form: lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Em...

Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA) Class III


135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3744
Web Form: grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Gregg, Judd - (R - NH) Class III


201 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3324
Web Form: gregg.senate.gov/contact/

Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT) Class I


104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-5251
Web Form: hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Offices.Cont...

Hutchison, Kay Bailey - (R - TX) Class I


284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5922
Web Form: hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK) Class II


453 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4721
Web Form: inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Con...

Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA) Class III


120 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3643
Web Form: isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Johanns, Mike - (R - NE) Class II


404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4224
Web Form: johanns.senate.gov/public/?p=ContactSenatorJohanns

Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ) Class I


730 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4521
Web Form: kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm

LeMieux, George S. - (R - FL) Class III


356 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-3041
Web Form: lemieux.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorLeMieux

Lugar, Richard G. - (R - IN) Class I


306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4814
Web Form: lugar.senate.gov/contact/

McCain, John - (R - AZ) Class III


241 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2235
Web Form: mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Con...

McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY) Class II


361A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2541
Web Form: mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
p=ContactForm

Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK) Class III


709 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-6665
Web Form: murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact

Risch, James E. - (R - ID) Class II


483 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2752
Web Form: risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email

Roberts, Pat - (R - KS) Class II


109 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4774
Web Form: www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailPat

Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL) Class II


335 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-4124
Web Form: sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Constitue...

Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL) Class III


304 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5744
Web Form: shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=ContactSena...

Snowe, Olympia J. - (R - ME) Class I


154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-5344
Web Form: snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=ContactSenat...

Thune, John - (R - SD) Class III


493 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-2321
Web Form: thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Email

Vitter, David - (R - LA) Class III


516 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-4623
Web Form: vitter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.Con...

Voinovich, George V. - (R - OH) Class III


524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC
20510
(202) 224-3353
Web Form: voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact....

Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS) Class I


555 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON
DC 20510
(202) 224-6253
Web Form: wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
FuseAction=Contact.EMa...

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