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Senate Republicans with McCain Decide to Approve Adding Senior Citizens to Stimulus Plan

Additions to House bill adds 20 million seniors, 250,000 disabled veterans into those to get checks

Feb. 7, 2008 – Democrats overcame the attempt by Republicans in the Senate to block senior citizens from receiving checks as part of the economic stimulus plan with help from Sen. John McCain, who did not vote yesterday when the plan was defeated by one vote. Senators Clinton and Obama voted for the plan yesterday but did not vote today as the Senate elements were added to the House play by a vote of 81 to 16.

 

Earlier Stories

 
 

Republicans Block 20 Million Senior Citizens from Economic Stimulus Plan

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Feb. 7, 2008


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Majority Leader Reid says amendment to House bill adds 21.5 million seniors - Feb. 6, 2007


Senate Considers House Stimulus Plan Today, Adds 20 Million Senior Citizens Tomorrow

Senate bill to add seniors, disabled to those getting checks - Feb. 5, 2008


Republicans Oppose Senior Citizens Sharing in Economic Stimulus Rebates

Vote on Senate Finance Committee’s plan to include low-income seniors delayed - Jan. 31, 2008


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“These changes are a victory for the 20 million seniors and for the 250,000 disabled veterans left out of the House-passed package,” declared Finance Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.).

The package crafted primarily by Baucus was approved by a bi-partisan vote in the finance committee.

As approved today it provides one-time rebates of up to $600 for individuals or $1,200 for couples plus $300 per child. Low income people, including retirees on Social Security and disabled veterans who pay no income taxes, would receive checks of $300.

The checks could be in the mail within months.

 “These changes are a victory for all Senators on both sides of the aisle who stood up to say this rebate should go to the folks who will stimulate our economy the fastest,” said Baucus.

"When we began this process there was enormous opposition to making even good, bipartisan changes to the House-passed package. I am proud that the Finance Committee and the Senate successfully improved this bill for seniors, disabled veterans, and the people of this country who really need it, and I am proud to have done it just as quickly as we said we would.”

The Finance plan also included safeguards missing from the House bill to ensure that illegal immigrants could not receive rebates. The bill now goes back to the House for final approval.

A summary of today’s amendment is available on the Finance Committee website at

http://www.finance.senate.gov/sitepages/legislation.htm .


See how your Senators voted below.

Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5140 As Amended )

Vote Number:

10

Vote Date:

February 7, 2008, 04:36 PM

Required For Majority:

1/2

Vote Result:

Bill Passed

Measure Number:

H.R. 5140 (Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 )

Measure Title:

A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.

Vote Counts:

YEAs

81

 

NAYs

16

 

Not Voting

3

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Nay

Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay

Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Nay

McCain (R-AZ), Yea

Arkansas:

Lincoln (D-AR), Yea

Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea

Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Nay

Salazar (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea

Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea

Carper (D-DE), Yea

Florida:

Martinez (R-FL), Yea

Nelson (D-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Yea

Isakson (R-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea

Inouye (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Nay

Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Yea

Obama (D-IL), Not Voting

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Yea

Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Yea

Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Yea

Roberts (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Yea

McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Yea

Vitter (R-LA), Yea

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea

Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Cardin (D-MD), Yea

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Yea

Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea

Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Coleman (R-MN), Yea

Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Yea

Wicker (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Yea

McCaskill (D-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea

Tester (D-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Nay

Nelson (D-NE), Not Voting

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Nay

Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Nay

Sununu (R-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea

Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea

Domenici (R-NM), Yea

New York:

Clinton (D-NY), Not Voting

Schumer (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Yea

Dole (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea

Dorgan (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Brown (D-OH), Yea

Voinovich (R-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Nay

Inhofe (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Yea

Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Casey (D-PA), Yea

Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Yea

Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Nay

Graham (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Yea

Corker (R-TN), Nay

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Yea

Hutchison (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Yea

Hatch (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Sanders (I-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Warner (R-VA), Yea

Webb (D-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea

Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea

Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea

Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Nay

Enzi (R-WY), Nay

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

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