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beachmom

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Tue Jan-26-10 12:41 PM
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3. It just went down in defeat 53 - 46 (it needed 60 votes).

Edited on Tue Jan-26-10 12:44 PM by beachmom

I don't have a roll call though.

senatus Conrad/Gregg amd to create bipartisan deficit reduction commission falls, 53-46. 60 needed.

More here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x152930

"Prior to this vote, members adopted an amendment offered by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) aimed at preventing cuts in Social Security if the proposed commission were created. It passed by a vote of 97 to 0."

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