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Odoreida

(1,549 posts) Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:49 PM Oct 2019

These are the two Democrats who voted 'no' on the impeachment inquiry resolution

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Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Two Democrats broke from their party and voted against the resolution the House passed Thursday formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Reps. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and Collin Peterson of Minnesota both voted "nay" on the historic resolution. They also voted against going forward with resolution during the preliminary procedural vote.

The resolution passed with a vote of 232-196.

Their votes are no surprise as both were initially part of a group of Democrats who have not made public statements in support of starting an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump or have only posited conditional support for it. They also represent districts where Trump won in 2016.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/31/politics/who-voted-for-against-impeachment-inquiry/index.html?no-st=1572547704

... No Republicans supported the resolution. Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, who is an independent and left the Republican party earlier this year, voted in favor. ...

Also a video at the link.

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These are the two Democrats who voted 'no' on the impeachment inquiry resolution (Original Post) Odoreida Oct 2019 OP

The Only question asked them today SterlingPound Oct 2019 #1

Might be an immaterial question should this cause them to lose the party nomination. cstanleytech Oct 2019 #3

I'm confident that Speaker Pelosi has things well in hand. Poeraria Oct 2019 #2

Unfortunately, with Republicans holding a strict party-line... regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #5

Yes she does DownriverDem Oct 2019 #6

My rep voted yes mountain grammy Oct 2019 #4

I note that Gabbard did vote and voted for the resolution rurallib Oct 2019 #7

Locking. JudyM Oct 2019 #8

SterlingPound

(428 posts)

1. The Only question asked them today

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:50 PM

Oct 2019

should be
"did you actually read the Mueller Report"?

cstanleytech

(26,286 posts)

3. Might be an immaterial question should this cause them to lose the party nomination.

Reply to SterlingPound (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:54 PM

Oct 2019

Poeraria

(219 posts)

2. I'm confident that Speaker Pelosi has things well in hand.

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:54 PM

Oct 2019

Certainly their votes were discussed with leadership who whipped the vote before it took place. These reps are in tight districts and Pelosi, as masterful as she is at leading the House, accounted for this and knew ahead of time.

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)

5. Unfortunately, with Republicans holding a strict party-line...

Reply to Poeraria (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:14 PM

Oct 2019

...even a couple of Democratic defections will be spun as “Dems in disarray!!!” and a demonstration of “bipartisan opposition to impeachment.”

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)

6. Yes she does

Reply to Poeraria (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:18 PM

Oct 2019

Also Pelosi will protect Dems who come from trump districts. That's politics folks.

mountain grammy

(26,619 posts)

4. My rep voted yes

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:13 PM

Oct 2019

I called and thanked him

rurallib

(62,411 posts)

7. I note that Gabbard did vote and voted for the resolution

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:29 PM

Oct 2019

that is all

JudyM

(29,233 posts)

8. Locking.

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:36 PM

Oct 2019

This is a dupe of an earlier OP: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142389174

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