Tag Archive: votes

A Brief History of Senate Reconciliation Votes

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 3, 2010 5:06 pm

As Democrats move forward to pass health care reform attention has focused on a key piece of Senate rules known... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Oct 13, 2009 1:20 pm

Is it really any surprise that Sen. Olympia Snowe announced that she will vote for the health reform bill in... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 10, 2009 3:55 pm

Since the end of July the Senate Finance Committee has been the focus of health care reform discussions. More specifically,... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 9, 2009 12:42 pm

Despite what seemed to be a bruising August for health care reform efforts, Congress still appears to be on a... View Article

by John Wonderlich May 5, 2009 2:46 pm

The US Senate has finally reversed its longstanding policy of restricting public access to raw data about how Senators vote,... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal May 1, 2009 2:51 pm

Earlier, I wrote about a “Dear Colleague” letter circulating in the Senate written by Sen. Jim DeMint asking for roll... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal May 1, 2009 11:18 am

If not now, when? Neither the House nor the Senate maintain any reasonable database of lawmaker votes. And while the... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Feb 4, 2009 3:23 pm

The new look web site for the House Judiciary Committee is looking pretty darn good. The site features a nicer... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 16, 2008 3:27 pm

A couple of analyses highlight the contributions of the United Auto Workers PAC to proponents of the auto bailout. The... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 15, 2008 3:08 pm

The auto bailout vote split along both partisan and regional lines, which in turn exposed the regional rivalry of Southern-located... View Article