Unlucky Thirteen

Only thirteen Republican senators voted for Sen. Tom Coburn??¢â???¬â???¢s (R.-Okla.) amendments on an appropriations bill to vote against pork projects that included funding for a sculpture park in Seattle, Washington ($500,000) and a parking facility in Omaha, Nebraska ($950,000). Casting nay votes to reign in spending were: Sen. George Allen (R.Va.), Sen. Burr (R.-N.C.), Sen. […]

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Only thirteen Republican senators voted for Sen. Tom Coburn??¢â???¬â???¢s (R.-Okla.) amendments on an appropriations bill to vote against pork projects that included funding for a sculpture park in Seattle, Washington ($500,000) and a parking facility in Omaha, Nebraska ($950,000). Casting nay votes to reign in spending were: Sen. George Allen (R.Va.), Sen. Burr (R.-N.C.), Sen. Tom Coburn (R.-Okla.) Sen. Jim DeMint (R.-S.C.) Sen. John Ensign (R.-Nev.) Russ Feingold (D.-Wis.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.-S.C.), Sen. Chuck Hagel (Neb), Sen. John Kyl (R.-Ariz), John McCain (R.-Ariz), Sen. Jeff Sessions (R.-Ala.), Sen. John Sununu (R.-N.H.), Jim Talent (R.-Mo.)

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