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)
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• Senator Michael Bennett (D-CO)
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  (202) 224-5852
• Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV)
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  (202) 224-3954
• Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE)
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  (202) 224-2441
• Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
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  (202) 224-2551
• Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)
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  (202) 224-5842
• Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
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  (202) 224-5824
• Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
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  (202) 224-4843
• Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
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  (202) 224-6551
• Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)
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  (202) 224-2353
• Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA)
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  (202) 224-4254
• Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)
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  (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