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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 04:28 PM Sep 2013

Who voted for the Syria resolution?

Who voted for the Syria resolution?

By Ed O'Keefe

Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Wednesday to approve a resolution authorizing U.S. military action against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Final tally: 10 to 7, with one senator voting present.

Who voted yes?: Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) (by proxy — was absent due to the Jewish holiday), Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Ranking member Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Who voted no?: Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

Who voted present?: Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.).

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/09/04/who-voted-for-the-syria-resolution/


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Who voted for the Syria resolution? (Original Post) ProSense Sep 2013 OP
Some background in how the vote happened... PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #1
Thanks. n/t ProSense Sep 2013 #2
According to the article on your link the business meeting rule was NOT broken Tx4obama Sep 2013 #3
I agree, I disagree with the headline (which reflected the claim by some Republicans). n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #4

Tx4obama

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3. According to the article on your link the business meeting rule was NOT broken
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 05:45 PM
Sep 2013
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According to Senate rules, hearings should be notified seven days in advance, business meetings should be notified at least three days in advance, and members should have 24 hours to consider legislative text before having to vote on it. A spokesman for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) pointed out that the chairman and ranking member of the committee have the discretion to call a business meeting earlier if they both agree.

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