How the Senators voted on debt ceiling!

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WASHINGTON — Congress approved and President Barack Obama signed a deal to raise the U.S. government's debt ceiling Tuesday after the Senate passed it by a 74-26 vote.

Here is a list of how each Republican (R), Democratic (D) and Independent (I) senator voted:

Grouped by Home State:

Alabama:

Sessions, Jeff (R), No

Shelby, Richard (R), No

Alaska:

Begich, Mark (D), Yes

Murkowski, Lisa (R), Yes

Arizona:

Kyl, Jon (R), Yes

McCain, John (R), Yes

Arkansas:

Boozman, John (R), Yes

Pryor, Mark (D), Yes

California:

Boxer, Barbara (D), Yes

Feinstein, Dianne (D), Yes

Colorado:

Bennet, Michael (D), Yes

Udall, Mark (D), Yes

Connecticut:

Blumenthal, Richard (D), Yes

Lieberman, Joseph, (ID), Yes

Delaware:

Carper, Thomas (D), Yes

Coons, Christopher (D), Yes

Florida:

Nelson, Bill (D), Yes

Rubio, Marco (R), No

Georgia:

Chambliss, Saxby (R), No

Isakson, Johnny (R), Yes

Hawaii:

Akaka, Daniel (D), Yes

Inouye, Daniel (D), Yes

Idaho:

Crapo, Mike (R), Yes

Risch, James (R), Yes

Illinois:

Durbin, Richard (D), Yes

Kirk, Mark (R), Yes

Indiana:

Coats, Daniel (R), No

Lugar, Richard (R), Yes

Iowa:

Grassley, Chuck (R), No

Harkin, Tom (D), No

Kansas:

Moran, Jerry (R), No

Roberts, Pat (R), Yes

Kentucky:

McConnell, Mitch (R), Yes

Paul, Rand (R), No

Louisiana:

Landrieu, Mary (D), Yes

Vitter, David (R), No

Maine:

Collins, Susan (R), Yes

Snowe, Olympia (R), Yes

Maryland:

Cardin, Benjamin (D), Yes

Mikulski, Barbara (D), Yes

Massachusetts:

Brown, Benjamin (R), Yes

Kerry, John (D), Yes

Michigan:

Levin, Carl (D), Yes

Stabenow, Debbie (D), Yes

Minnesota:

Franken, Al (D), Yes

Klobuchar, Amy (D), Yes

Mississippi:

Cochran, Thad (R), Yes

Wicker, Roger (R), Yes

Missouri:

Blunt, Roy (R), Yes

McCaskill, Claire (D), Yes

Montana:

Baucus, Max (D), Yes

Tester, Jon (D), Yes

Nebraska:

Johanns, Mike (R), Yes

Nelson, Ben (D), No

Nevada:

Heller, Dean (R), No

Reid, Harry (D), Yes

New Hampshire:

Ayotte, Kelly (R), No

Shaheen, Jeanne (D), Yes

New Jersey:

Lautenberg, Frank (D), No

Menendez, Robert (D), No

New Mexico:

Bingaman, Jeff (D), Yes

Udall, Tom (D), Yes

New York:

Gillibrand, Kristen (D), No

Schumer, Charles (D), Yes

North Carolina:

Burr, Richard (R), Yes

Hagan, Kay (D), Yes

North Dakota:

Conrad, Kent (D), Yes

Hoeven, John (R), Yes

Ohio:

Brown, Sherrod (D), Yes

Portman, Rob (R), Yes

Oklahoma:

Coburn, Tom (R), No

Inhofe, James (R), No

Oregon:

Merkley, Jeff (D), No

Wyden, Ron (D), Yes

Pennsylvania:

Casey, Robert (D), Yes

Toomey, Patrick (R), No

Rhode Island:

Reed, Jack (D), Yes

Whitehouse, Sheldon, (D), Yes

South Carolina:

DeMint, Jim (R), No

Graham, Lindsey (R), No

South Dakota:

Johnson, Tim (D), Yes

Thune, John (R), Yes

Tennessee:

Alexander, Lamar (R), Yes

Corker, Bob (R), Yes

Texas:

Cornyn, John (R), Yes

Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R), Yes

Utah:

Hatch, Orrin (R), No

Lee, Mike (R), No

Vermont:

Leahy, Patrick (D), Yes

Sanders, Bernard (I), No

Virginia:

Warner, Mark (D), Yes

Webb, Jim (D), Yes

Washington:

Cantwell, Maria (D), Yes

Murray, Patty (D), Yes

West Virginia:

Manchin, Joe (D), Yes

Rockefeller, John (D), Yes

Wisconsin:

Johnson, Ron (R), No

Kohl, Herb (D), Yes

Wyoming:

Barrasso, John (R), Yes

Enzi, Michael (R), Yes

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Now the House of Reps



Name Voted
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5] Nay
Rep. Sandy Adams [R, FL-24] Aye
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4] Aye
Rep. Todd Akin [R, MO-2] Nay
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5] Aye
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4] Aye
Rep. Justin Amash [R, MI-3] Nay
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] Aye
Rep. Steve Austria [R, OH-7] Aye
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] Abstain
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] Nay
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6] Aye
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] Nay
Rep. Lou Barletta [R, PA-11] Aye
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12] Aye
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6] Aye
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6] Aye
Rep. Karen Bass [D, CA-33] Aye
Rep. Charles Bass [R, NH-2] Aye
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] Nay
Rep. Dan Benishek [R, MI-1] Aye
Rep. Rick Berg [R, ND-0] Aye
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] Aye
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] Aye
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13] Aye
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50] Aye
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9] Aye
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1] Nay
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2] Aye
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] Aye
Rep. Diane Black [R, TN-6] Aye
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7] Aye
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3] Nay
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8] Aye
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1] Aye
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45] Aye
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2] Aye
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3] Nay
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7] Aye
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1] Aye
Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8] Aye
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] Nay
Rep. Mo Brooks [R, AL-5] Nay
Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10] Nay
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3] Nay
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13] Aye
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R, IN-8] Aye
Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle [R, NY-25] Nay
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26] Aye
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5] Nay
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1] Nay
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44] Aye
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4] Aye
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48] Aye
Rep. Francisco Canseco [R, TX-23] Aye
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] Aye
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2] Aye
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23] Aye
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] Nay
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18] Nay
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3] Aye
Rep. John Carney [D, DE-0] Aye
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7] Nay
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31] Aye
Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6] Aye
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11] Aye
Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1] Aye
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R, UT-3] Nay
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6] Aye
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32] Nay
Rep. David Cicilline [D, RI-1] Aye
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D, MI-13] Nay
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11] Nay
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] Aye
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5] Nay
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] Aye
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6] Aye
Rep. Mike Coffman [R, CO-6] Aye
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] Nay
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4] Aye
Rep. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11] Aye
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11] Aye
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14] Nay
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] Aye
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20] Aye
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12] Aye
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2] Aye
Rep. Chip Cravaack [R, MN-8] Nay
Rep. Rick Crawford [R, AR-1] Aye
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4] Aye
Rep. Mark Critz [D, PA-12] Aye
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7] Nay
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28] Aye
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7] Aye
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7] Nay
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4] Nay
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7] Aye
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53] Aye
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4] Nay
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] Nay
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3] Nay
Rep. Jeff Denham [R, CA-19] Aye
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15] Aye
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R, TN-4] Nay
Rep. Ted Deutch [D, FL-19] Aye
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21] Aye
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6] Aye
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15] Aye
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25] Aye
Rep. Bob Dold [R, IL-10] Aye
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2] Aye
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14] Nay
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26] Aye
Rep. Sean Duffy [R, WI-7] Aye
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R, SC-3] Nay
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2] Aye
Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4] Nay
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5] Nay
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R, NC-2] Aye
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8] Aye
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17] Nay
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14] Aye
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R, TX-27] Aye
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17] Nay
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2] Aye
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51] Nay
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R, TN-8] Aye
Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R, PA-8] Aye
Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6] Nay
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann [R, TN-3] Nay
Rep. John Fleming [R, LA-4] Nay
Rep. Bill Flores [R, TX-17] Aye
Rep. Randy Forbes [R, VA-4] Nay
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1] Aye
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5] Aye
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4] Nay
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2] Nay
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11] Aye
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11] Nay
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24] Aye
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10] Aye
Rep. Cory Gardner [R, CO-4] Aye
Rep. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5] Nay
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6] Aye
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R, OH-18] Aye
Rep. Chris Gibson [R, NY-20] Aye
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] Aye
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11] Nay
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1] Nay
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20] Nay
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6] Aye
Rep. Paul Gosar [R, AZ-1] Aye
Rep. Trey Gowdy [R, SC-4] Nay
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12] Aye
Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6] Aye
Rep. Tom Graves [R, GA-9] Nay
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9] Nay
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29] Aye
Rep. Tim Griffin [R, AR-2] Aye
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R, VA-9] Nay
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7] Nay
Rep. Michael Grimm [R, NY-13] Aye
Rep. Frank Guinta [R, NH-1] Aye
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R, KY-2] Aye
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4] Aye
Rep. Janice Hahn [D, CA-36] Nay
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4] Nay
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D, HI-1] Aye
Rep. Richard Hanna [R, NY-24] Aye
Rep. Gregg Harper [R, MS-3] Aye
Rep. Andy Harris [R, MD-1] Nay
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R, MO-4] Nay
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4] Aye
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23] Nay
Rep. Nan Hayworth [R, NY-19] Aye
Rep. Joe Heck [R, NV-3] Aye
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1] Aye
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5] Aye
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2] Aye
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R, WA-3] Aye
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27] Aye
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4] Aye
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22] Abstain
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15] Aye
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2] Aye
Rep. Kathleen Hochul [D, NY-26] Aye
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17] Aye
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12] Nay
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15] Nay
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] Aye
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R, KS-1] Nay
Rep. Bill Huizenga [R, MI-2] Aye
Rep. Randy Hultgren [R, IL-14] Nay
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52] Nay
Rep. Robert Hurt [R, VA-5] Aye
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1] Aye
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2] Aye
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49] Aye
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2] Nay
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18] Aye
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R, KS-2] Aye
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4] Aye
Rep. Bill Johnson [R, OH-6] Aye
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3] Aye
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30] Aye
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15] Nay
Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3] Nay
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4] Nay
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9] Nay
Rep. William Keating [D, MA-10] Aye
Rep. Mike Kelly [R, PA-3] Aye
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5] Aye
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3] Aye
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3] Aye
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5] Nay
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1] Nay
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R, IL-11] Aye
Rep. Larry Kissell [D, NC-8] Nay
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2] Aye
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10] Nay
Rep. Raúl Labrador [R, ID-1] Nay
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5] Nay
Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7] Aye
Rep. Jeff Landry [R, LA-3] Nay
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2] Aye
Rep. James Lankford [R, OK-5] Aye
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2] Aye
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1] Nay
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4] Nay
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14] Aye
Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5] Aye
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9] Nay
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12] Aye
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41] Aye
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5] Nay
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3] Aye
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2] Aye
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] Nay
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16] Nay
Rep. Billy Long [R, MO-7] Aye
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18] Aye
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3] Aye
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R, MO-9] Aye
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3] Nay
Rep. Cynthia Lummis [R, WY-0] Aye
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3] Aye
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9] Aye
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14] Nay
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] Nay
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16] Aye
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24] Aye
Rep. Thomas Marino [R, PA-10] Aye
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7] Nay
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2] Aye
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5] Nay
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4] Aye
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22] Aye
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10] Aye
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4] Nay
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4] Nay
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11] Aye
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7] Nay
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3] Nay
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R, NC-10] Aye
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7] Nay
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25] Aye
Rep. David McKinley [R, WV-1] Aye
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5] Aye
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11] Nay
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7] Aye
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6] Aye
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7] Aye
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2] Aye
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10] Aye
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7] Nay
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1] Aye
Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13] Nay
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42] Aye
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4] Abstain
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] Nay
Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R, SC-5] Nay
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18] Aye
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5] Nay
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9] Aye
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8] Nay
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38] Nay
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2] Nay
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19] Nay
Rep. Kristi Noem [R, SD-0] Aye
Rep. Richard Nugent [R, FL-5] Aye
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21] Nay
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R, MS-1] Aye
Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22] Aye
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1] Nay
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] Aye
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R, MS-4] Aye
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6] Nay
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8] Aye
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4] Nay
Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] Nay
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3] Aye
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10] Nay
Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2] Nay
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] Aye
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6] Aye
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7] Aye
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] Nay
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7] Aye
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6] Aye
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1] Nay
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16] Aye
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19] Aye
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2] Nay
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2] Aye
Rep. Mike Pompeo [R, KS-4] Aye
Rep. Bill Posey [R, FL-15] Nay
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6] Aye
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4] Nay
Rep. Ben Quayle [R, AZ-3] Nay
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5] Aye
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3] Aye
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15] Nay
Rep. Tom Reed [R, NY-29] Aye
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0] Nay
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8] Aye
Rep. Jim Renacci [R, OH-16] Aye
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16] Nay
Rep. Reid Ribble [R, WI-8] Aye
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37] Nay
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D, LA-2] Aye
Rep. Scott Rigell [R, VA-2] Aye
Rep. David Rivera [R, FL-25] Aye
Rep. Martha Roby [R, AL-2] Nay
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1] Aye
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5] Aye
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3] Aye
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8] Aye
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46] Aye
Rep. Todd Rokita [R, IN-4] Nay
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R, FL-16] Aye
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6] Aye
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18] Aye
Rep. Dennis Ross [R, FL-12] Nay
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4] Aye
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9] Aye
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34] Nay
Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40] Aye
Rep. Jon Runyan [R, NJ-3] Aye
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2] Aye
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1] Aye
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17] Nay
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1] Aye
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47] Aye
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39] Nay
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3] Nay
Rep. Steve Scalise [R, LA-1] Nay
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9] Nay
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29] Aye
Rep. Robert Schilling [R, IL-17] Aye
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2] Aye
Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18] Aye
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5] Aye
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] Aye
Rep. David Schweikert [R, AZ-5] Nay
Rep. Tim Scott [R, SC-1] Nay
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3] Nay
Rep. Austin Scott [R, GA-8] Nay
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13] Aye
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5] Aye
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16] Nay
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32] Aye
Rep. Terri Sewell [D, AL-7] Aye
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27] Aye
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19] Aye
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11] Aye
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9] Aye
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2] Aye
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13] Aye
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28] Nay
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21] Aye
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9] Nay
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4] Aye
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3] Aye
Rep. Steve Southerland [R, FL-2] Nay
Rep. Jackie Speier [D, CA-12] Aye
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13] Nay
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6] Nay
Rep. Steve Stivers [R, OH-15] Aye
Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R, IN-3] Nay
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1] Aye
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13] Nay
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2] Aye
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R, PA-5] Aye
Rep. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1] Aye
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2] Nay
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13] Aye
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12] Aye
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6] Nay
Rep. Scott Tipton [R, CO-3] Nay
Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21] Nay
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] Nay
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5] Aye
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3] Nay
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6] Aye
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8] Aye
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12] Nay
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1] Nay
Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7] Aye
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2] Aye
Rep. Joe Walsh [R, IL-8] Nay
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1] Aye
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20] Aye
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35] Nay
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] Nay
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30] Nay
Rep. Daniel Webster [R, FL-8] Aye
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0] Nay
Rep. Allen West [R, FL-22] Aye
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3] Nay
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1] Aye
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2] Nay
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D, FL-17] Aye
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1] Aye
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10] Aye
Rep. Steve Womack [R, AR-3] Aye
Rep. Rob Woodall [R, GA-7] Aye
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6] Nay
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1] Aye
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3] Nay
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R, KS-3] Nay
Rep. Todd Young [R, IN-9] Aye
Rep. Bill Young [R, FL-10] Aye
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0] Aye

[DoubleHelix]

That's a lot of payoffs

[TWINCANS]

So now those of you in the states where a rep voted aye (I) write to them tomorrow, write to your local newspaper, talk to your neighbours, to your local reps at the state level, and get to work. Do it legally and do it unflinchingly. This is your country they have sold out. Be the voice of the people. Be loud and clear.

Then after that doesn't work, let us know here at Avalon. Let us know that you have done all you can within the law.

Then those here who know the law best will help you take the next step.

Even those who can see beyond the smoke and mirrors need to take these orderly steps. Have heart. This works.

[Phoenix]

So now those of you in the states where a rep voted aye (I) write to them tomorrow, write to your local newspaper, talk to your neighbours, to your local reps at the state level, and get to work. Do it legally and do it unflinchingly. This is your country they have sold out. Be the voice of the people. Be loud and clear.

Then after that doesn't work, let us know here at Avalon. Let us know that you have done all you can within the law.

Then those here who know the law best will help you take the next step.

Even those who can see beyond the smoke and mirrors need to take these orderly steps. Have heart. This works.

Does it work?

[TWINCANS]

So now those of you in the states where a rep voted aye (I) write to them tomorrow, write to your local newspaper, talk to your neighbours, to your local reps at the state level, and get to work. Do it legally and do it unflinchingly. This is your country they have sold out. Be the voice of the people. Be loud and clear.

Then after that doesn't work, let us know here at Avalon. Let us know that you have done all you can within the law.

Then those here who know the law best will help you take the next step.

Even those who can see beyond the smoke and mirrors need to take these orderly steps. Have heart. This works.

Does it work?

Answer your own question by giving it a try. Then you can tell us.

[ghostrider]

hmmmmm we spent more than we make, so the answer? raise the amount we can spend. yea that's the ticket. now we can really go into debt. lets run it up to 35 trillion. yea that's the ticket ! then we'll vote and raise it again, to 50 trillion, yea that's the ticket ! I'm being sarcastic of course cause I'm PISSED......... lying cheating-bunch of trolls, ego manic - vampire-repty-hybrid-criminal-freakin-bunch of boulderdash - those ELECTED talking heads pretty liberal with OTHER PEOPLES MONEY . in the words of the donald YOUR ALL FIRED.......I need to go meditate before my inner core goes nuclear and ends all paradims for the universe forever..... the senators and congressmen should be ASHAMED killing our feeble economy. That seals the deal they are going to crash the dollar on purpose.... forgive my ranting, I'm just oh so TIRED of their bull#@$%.

[TWINCANS]

hmmmmm we spent more than we make, so the answer? raise the amount we can spend. yea that's the ticket. now we can really go into debt. lets run it up to 35 trillion. yea that's the ticket ! then we'll vote and raise it again, to 50 trillion, yea that's the ticket ! I'm being sarcastic of course cause I'm PISSED......... lying cheating-bunch of trolls, ego manic - vampire-repty-hybrid-criminal-freakin-bunch of boulderdash - those ELECTED talking heads pretty liberal with OTHER PEOPLES MONEY . in the words of the donald YOUR ALL FIRED.......I need to go meditate before my inner core goes nuclear and ends all paradims for the universe forever..... the senators and congressmen should be ASHAMED killing our feeble economy. That seals the deal they are going to crash the dollar on purpose.... forgive my ranting, I'm just oh so TIRED of their bull#@$%.

What I don't like is that all of that was just smoke & mirrors, and what they (he ie Rockefeller Sr) really did was hijack the US government. The last time that happened it ended up in WW2. I don't want any part of WW3. I don't believe that it's over until the fat lady sings. Unfortunately I can't do anything. I'm not American. So ... over to you guys & gals who are US citizens ...

[daledo]

Notice that both Ron and Rand Paul keep their record of fighting for the people and the Constitution intact. You can't say that they are inconsistent. I get so tired of seeing politicians saying one thing and voting another way. Time to vote people out!

[JoshERTW]

The unfortunate thing is that I'm guessing many of the Republican 'No' votes were Teabaggers who didn't think it went far enough...

[ceetee9]

So now those of you in the states where a rep voted aye (I) write to them tomorrow, write to your local newspaper, talk to your neighbours, to your local reps at the state level, and get to work. Do it legally and do it unflinchingly. This is your country they have sold out. Be the voice of the people. Be loud and clear.

Then after that doesn't work, let us know here at Avalon. Let us know that you have done all you can within the law.

Then those here who know the law best will help you take the next step.

Even those who can see beyond the smoke and mirrors need to take these orderly steps. Have heart. This works.
TwinCans, I'm a little confused. First you say to write your reps, media, etc. and make your discontent loud and clear (within the law) and then you say "after that doesn't work..." and lastly you say "this works." Which is it?

While I still, occasionally, write my Congressmen (President, media, and others), I have found your first statement to be more accurate. It doesn't work. I sometimes get a nice little canned response letter saying how much they appreciate my input, but that's about it. I do believe, however, that getting your thoughts and ideas out before the masses is beneficial--whether they agree or disagree. It at least gets people thinking and, hopefully, motivated to do the same. It is essential that a free exchange of ideas occur before any attempted implementation of any (potential) solution.

Unfortunately, I still find myself getting very frustrated by the apathy of the "sleepers" so I tend to do more writing to vent my frustrations than I do to stimulate an intellectual exchange of ideas. For example, the following is a comment I posted yesterday against an MSNBC.com and FoxNews.com story regarding the passing of the debt ceiling limit bill.

What a shock! They passed raising the debt ceiling limit bill and Obama signed it in the eleventh hour. I’ll bet no one saw that coming. How melodramatic. And after reading several of the comments here, my faith in America is restored.

So while so many are still playing the Democrats versus Republican blame game and discussing the merits of fictitious future cuts and revenues, we can all rest easy that our illustrious “leaders” (tongue firmly in cheek) have risen to the occasion and saved the day by kicking the can down the road once again. And they’ve managed to gut our Constitution even further to boot by essentially eliminating all but 13 Legislators (6 Republican + 6 Democrat Congressmen + President)—who needs those pesky Independents, Libertarians, and Tea Partiers anyway—who will now get to determine what tax and spending bills get passed. Oh that’s right, the soon to be defunct other members of Congress get to vote yay or nay on the bills only. But wait! There’s more! If they don’t vote yay the 12 super members get to run the bill through anyway. Heads I win, tails you lose, seems fair to me. Just think how much more efficient and easily bought, err, um, I mean, manageable Congress will be—not to mention the money we can save—when we eliminate those soon to be defunct legislative jobs.

Yes sir, I have faith that all those hard decisions that couldn’t be made now—and that needed to be made decades ago but weren’t then either—will surely be made by the next Congress, or maybe the one after that. And think of how much more spectacular the crash will be when we’re hundreds of trillions of dollars in debt and every tax dollar goes just to service the interest on the debt—hey, we’re almost half way there now. The sad part is, I probably won’t live long enough to see it, but at least my children and their children and their children’s children—as well as all of yours—will get to see it and enjoy what we’ve done to them. It warms the cockles of my heart to think how proud they will be of us all.

Yep, it’s times like these that makes me proud to be an American. How about you?

[meredith]

Sometimes you need a little levity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdn3O6aaMNc
(caution: blue language)

[risveglio]

Fact is the Bill did not go far enough. The only right votes were the NO votes.

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"The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, 'See, if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk.'"--Harry Browne

[TigaHawk]

www.wtfnoway.com


^^^^ Reality of the Debt situation in way's that will make you realy realise how much of a hole the US government has dug itself. Instead of Skyscrapers imagine it as a big hole in the ground.^^^


"Raising the Debt Cieling is like raising the permitted blood alcohol limit to cut down on the ammount of drunk drivers found"