Senate GOP kills Obama plan to subsidize hiring of teachers, first responders - @AP

[Tx4obama]

BreakingNews

Senate GOP kills Obama plan to subsidize hiring of teachers, first responders - @AP

http://twitter.com/#!/BreakingNews/status/127208088536219648

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. This is popular with voters

1948 redux

[napi21]

2. Did you realoly expect anything else? nt

[tblue]

3. He needs to find a way around them or admit that it ain't gonna happen.

We know who they are, so why are we always surprised by what they do? Time to try something new.

[bluestateguy]

4. Schedule the next bus tour. More cities. Let's go.

Give em Hell Barry!

[Modern_Matthew]

5. Let 'em go haywire. More people to answer to in the streets. nt

[Firebrand Gary]

6. Unbelievable, Why do Republicans hate Teachers, Firefighters and Cops?

So I hope that after we had a few days to talk about why Republicans killed this bill, that Senator Reid will introduce the newest carve out of the American Jobs ACT.

[Tx4obama]

7. Here's who voted 'no' (besides the GOP)

SNIP

A united GOP Conference, along with three members of the Senate Democratic Caucus — Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) — voted 50-50 to block a debate on the package, which would have been funded by a 0.5 percent surtax on those earning more than $1 million.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66526.html#ixzz1bNgoLbpS


p.s. The dems needed 60 'yes' votes for cloture, so even if those three had voted 'yes' that still wouldn't have been enough votes.


Edited to add

Here's a link to the FULL ROLL CALL: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00177

[erinlough]

9. Becaused we are unionized and many support democrats.

Follow the Koch money.

Was intended as a response to, "why does the GOP hate teachers, first responders.

[jimlup]

8. Check! - and then Check! again then forced move followed by MATE! /nt