Here’s the sad testimony as to the lack of courage on the part of the Republicans in the Senate when it comes to defunding Obamacare:
HJ Res 59 — invoking cloture — vote — 79 yeas; 19 nays; 2 not voting [Jeff Flake and Orrin Hatch]
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NAYs —19 (voted right) |
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| Crapo (R-ID) Cruz (R-TX) Enzi (R-WY) Fischer (R-NE) Grassley (R-IA) Heller (R-NV) Inhofe (R-OK) |
Lee (R-UT) Moran (R-KS) Paul (R-KY) Portman (R-OH) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Rubio (R-FL) |
Scott (R-SC) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Toomey (R-PA) Vitter (R-LA) |
These Republicans voted for cloture giving Harry Reid the power to remove the defund Obamacare language:
Lamar Alexander (TN), Kelly Ayotte (NH), John Barrasso (WY), Roy Blunt (MO), John Boozman (AR), Richard Burr (NC), Saxby Chambliss (GA), Jeff Chiesa (NJ), Dan Coats (IN), Tom Coburn (OK), Thad Cochran (MS), Susan Collins (ME), Bob Corker (TN), John Cornyn (TX), Lindsey Graham (SC), John Hoeven (ND), Johnny Isakson (GA), Mike Johanns (NE), Ron Johnson (WI), Mark Kirk (IL), John McCain (AZ), Mitch McConnell (KY), Lisa Murkowski (AK), John Thune (SD), Roger Wicker (MS)
HJ Res 59 Reid Amendment #1974 to take out House language to defund Obamacare — 54 yeas; 44 nays; 2 not voting [Jeff Flake and Orrin Hatch]; vote was all Dems for, all Republicans against