The eight House Republicans who voted FOR the Waxman-Markey climate change bill:
Mary Bono (CA)
Mike Castle (DE)
Mark Kirk (IL)
Leonard Lance (NJ)
Frank LoBiondo (NJ)
John McHugh (NY)
David Reichert (WA)
Chris Smith (NJ)
CQ takes a closer look and points out that all of those Republicans, except Smith, hail from districts that went for Obama over McCain. The bill passed 219-212.
Late Update: On the flip side (from The Hill):
One Democrat was upset that his leaders would needlessly force vulnerable Dems to vote for a bill that will come back to haunt them. Mississippi Rep. Gene Taylor (D) voted against the measure that he says will die in the Senate.“A lot of people walked the plank on a bill that will never become law,” Taylor told The Hill after the gavel came down.
Taylor knows the score as well as anyone. Since 2006, when Democrats took control of Congress, the Senate has been the La Brea Tar Pits of progressive legislation passed by House Dems.
David Kurtz
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