Friday, May 1, 2009

Thanks a bunch!

This bill was voted on today. It would have helped well over 1.5 million families stay in their homes. (Update, 5/13/09.)

The following 12 Democratic senators* voted against it under pressure from the banking and credit union lobbies:

  • Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
    511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-2651
  • Senator Michael Bennett (D-CO)
    702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-5852
  • Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV)
    311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-3954
  • Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE)
    513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-2441
  • Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
    322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-2551
  • Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)
    136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-5842
  • Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
    328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-5824
  • Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
    355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-4843
  • Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
    720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-6551
  • Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)
    255 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-2353
  • Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA)
    711 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-4254
  • Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)
    724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
    (202) 224-2644
I'm sure the thousands upon thousands of homeowners in each of these senators' states -- who will be thrown out of their homes -- truly appreciate the courageous representation.

I respect their ideals in going outside their party lines, but I don't think this was exactly the ideal time to be doing this. In case they haven't noticed, we have a bit of a real estate crisis on our hands.

* Source: http://www.senate.gov

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