Votes on money, oil, and defence. Two bills passed. One bill failed. Take a look see. Hmm, three fairly common topics of interest in today’s America. Hmm.
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December 27, 2005 In this MegaVote for Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes –  Senate: Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 Senate: Cloture Motion; ANWR Drilling Senate: Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006  Editor’s Note: Congress has completed its work for the year. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on January 18, 2006. The House is scheduled to reconvene on January 31, 2006. |
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Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 – Vote Agreed to (50-50) With Vice President Cheney casting the tiebreaking vote, the Senate passed this budget reconciliation bill that is intended to trim $40 billion from the deficit over five years. Sen. Christopher Dodd voted NO……send e-mail or see bio Sen. Joseph Lieberman voted NO……send Cloture Motion; ANWR Drilling – Vote Rejected (56-44) The Senate fell short of invoking cloture on the Defense spending bill that contained a provision allowing for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sen. Christopher Dodd voted NO……send e-mail or see bio Sen. Joseph Lieberman voted NO……send Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 – Vote Agreed to (93-0, 7 Not Voting) Following the removal of the ANWR provision, the Senate passed this $453 billion bill funding the Department of Defense for the 2006 fiscal year. Sen. Christopher Dodd voted Not Voting……send e-mail or see bio Sen. Joseph Lieberman voted YES……send |
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