Dems voting no: Heitkamp, Baucus, Begich and Pryor

[DonViejo]

Senate Votes Down Bill To Expand Background Checks

SAHIL KAPUR APRIL 17, 2013, 4:28 PM

The Senate voted 54-46 on Wednesday afternoon to reject bipartisan legislation to expand background checks to gun shows and Internet sales, falling short of the 60-vote threshold leaders agreed to for all amendments.

The Republicans who voted for the bill were Sens. Pat Toomey (PA), Mark Kirk (IL), Susan Collins (ME) and John McCain (AZ). Democrats who voted against it were Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (ND), Max Baucus (MT), Mark Begich (AK) and Mark Pryor (AR) — the latter three are up for reelection in 2014. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) changed his vote to no in the last minute to reserve the right to bring up the bill again.

The legislation, written by Toomey and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), was the centerpiece of gun control efforts in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. shootings. It was supposed to be the breakthrough that led to the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. But it only picked up a few senators and hardened the opposition of many. A last-ditch effort by Democrats to win over skeptical senators by offering new concessions fell apart late Tuesday.

About nine out of 10 Americans support universal background checks, according to polls. The failed vote reflects the enduring power of the National Rifle Association, which opposed the bill and threatened to target lawmakers who voted in its favor.

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[Tx4obama]

1. If all the Dems had voted 'yes' we still would have been one vote short. n/t

[frylock]

13. you're like a broken fucking record

[Tx4obama]

14. Do you need a little nap? :)

[frylock]

17. no. i'm wide awake and doing fine, thank you so much..

really, what's your point?

[kelliekat44]

16. Would not Biden have a vote then? nt

[TwilightGardener]

2. That Dems would vote against it sickens me. All four can go to hell.

[russspeakeasy]

3. Sooner rather than later.

[geek tragedy]

4. To be to the right of Manchin and Toomey says an awful lot about how little those Senators

care about saving the lives of children from guns.

Stupid ass gun fetishists.

[DevonRex]

18. Amen. nt

[d_b]

5. not sure what begich was thinking

it's not like the teabagger dipshits are going to vote for him, or be any less fervent in their goal of getting rid of him.

[madokie]

6. I sure hope the people of Wyoming wake up to baucus

he is not a friend of any of us

[FarPoint]

7. I think he is from Montana...

I could be wrong...

[madokie]

8. You're probably right

I guess one of us could check. At any rate he is a sorry sob in my book

ETA: yup you are right, mybad.

[FarPoint]

9. I also seem to recall he is either in trouble for re-election

or is not running again...That will also need to be researched. Montana is a mixed bag....ying and yang ....left-right.

[madokie]

10. When I see a picture of him

I have the same reaction as I do when I see a pic of the dick or w

[Auntie Bush]

11. Mary Landrieu voted yes...I'm surprised. Hope she doesn't get primaried.

[panader0]

12. I just heard C Matthews say Reid also voted no, so that he could "reverse it in a procedure"

or something. What is this rule?

[Tx4obama]

15. In order for Reid to be able to bring the bill back to the floor in the future he had to change...

... his vote from 'yes' to 'no' - it is a goofy procedural rule that they have there in the senate.

It happens a lot.

Just ignore most of the Reid 'no' votes.