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Friday, August 15, 2008

Just A Reminder About How Gordon Smith Works For Oregon 

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 108th Congress - 1st Session

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Vote Summary
Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Landrieu Amdt. No. 452 )
Vote Number: 116 Vote Date: April 2, 2003, 05:35 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 452 to S. 762
Statement of Purpose: To appropriate $1, 047,000,000 for procurement for the National Guard and Reserves.
Vote Counts:YEAs52

NAYs47

Not Voting1


Smith (R-OR), Yea


...when Oregonians serving in the National Guard and Reserves were being mobilized to begin assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan far exceeding any of the wildest dreams they may have ever had about 'service', Gordon Smith stood with the victorious Republican Senate majority in killing an amendment that would have, amongst other things, funded the procurement of modern ballistic body armor to replace either the lack of such equipment or Vietnam-era body armor that was wholly inadequate for the intended purpose...

This is how Gordo works for Oregon just after he's been reelected...
Posted by: Jack K. / 7:52 PM

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