Senator of the Week: Mega Thread


Current Cosponsor count:

Senate: 40 - http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:s.00729: / 60

House: 124 - http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.01751: / 235

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How to get to 60 votes? The calculations I did at the beginning of the year, but forgot to post it then. Made a few changes since then. Also, I am a big political junkie, so I didn't just pull this list out of the air.

Senators Status:

- Possible 60 Senators (Bolded are critical. They should support it since they have in the past, but we will see.)

1. Akaka (D-HI) - Cosponsor
2. Bayh (D-IN)
3. Ousted (R-UT)
4. Bingaman (D-NM) - Cosponsor
5. Brown (D-OH) - Cosponsor
6. Brownback (R-KS)
7. Cantwell (D-WA) - Cosponsor
8. Cardin (D-MD) - Cosponsor
9. Carper (D-DE) - Cosponsor
10. Casey (D-PA) - Cosponsor
11. Collins (R-ME)
12. Durbin (D-IL) - Chief Sponsor
13. Feingold (D-WI) - Cosponsor
14. Feinstein (D-CA) - Cosponsor
15. Harkin (D-IA) - Cosponsor
16. Hatch (R-UT)
17. Hutchison (R-TX)
18. Inouye (D-HI) - Cospsonor
19. Johnson (D-SD) - Cosponsor
20. Kerry (D-MA) - Cosponsor
21. Klobuchar (D-MN)
22. Kohl (D-WI) - Cosponsor
23. Lautenberg (D-NJ) - Cosponsor
24. Leahy (D-VT) - Cosponsor
25. Levin (D-MI) - Cosponsor
26. Lieberman (ID-CT) - Cosponsor
[b]27. Lincoln (D-AR) - Cosponsor (Surprise)
28. Lugar (R-IN) - Cosponsor
29. Martinez (R-FL) - Cosponsor
30. Menendez (D-NJ) - Cosponsor
31. Mikulski (D-MD) - Cosponsor
32. Murray (D-WA) - Cosponsor
33. Nelson (D-FL) - Cosponsor
34. Nelson (D-NE)
35. Reed (D-RI) - Cosponsor
36. Reid (D-NV) - Cosponsor
37. Rockefeller (D-WV)
38. Sanders (I-VT) - Cosponsor
39. Schumer (D-NY) - Cosponsor
40. Snowe (R-ME)
41. Stabenow (D-MI)
42. Webb (D-VA),
43. Whitehouse (D-RI) - Cosponsor
44. Wyden (D-OR)
45. Boxer (D-CA) - Cosponsor
46. Dodd (D-CT) - Cosponsor
47. Kennedy (D-MA) - Cosponsor
48. McCain (R-AZ)
49. Burris (D-IL) - Cosponsor
50. Shaheen (D-NH)
51. Merkley (D-OR) - Cosponsor
52. Udall (D-NM)
53. Udall (D-CO) - Cosponsor
54. Bennet (D-CO) - Cosponsor
55. Gilibrand (D-NY) - Cosponsor
56. Kaufman (D-DE) - Cosponsor
57. Franken (D-MN) - Cosponsor
58. Begich (D-AK)
59. McCaskill (D-MO)
60. Specter (D-PA) - [Cosponsor
61. Crapo (R-ID) - He has cosponsored it many times, even in 2007. Why doesn't he vote for it? Reports this year say he is leaning towards supporting it.

62. Dorgan (D-ND) - Retiring this year. May vote if only a one more vote is needed.


- Who knows about these guys. Some of them could turn out to be supporters, especially the bolded.

17. Ensign (R-NV) - Read his statement below. Pretty supportive.
35. Thune (R-SD) - Has been moving towards McCain's position.
28. Murkowski (R-AK) - Kind of a moderate
29. Pryor (D-AR) - Not in reelection year
25. Landrieu (D-LA) - Not in a reelection year.
19. Graham (R-SC) - Supports CIR
37. Voinovich (R-OH) - Moderate Republican. Retiring from the senate next year.
21. Gregg (R-NH) - Moderate Republican
3. Baucus (D-MT) - Err...


- Unlikely

58. Hagan (D-NC)
60. Warner (D-VA)
1. Alexander (R-TN)
2. Barrasso (R-WY)
4. Bond (R-MO)
5. Bunning (R-KY)
6. Burr (R-NC)
7. Byrd (D-WV)
8. Chambliss (R-GA)
9. Coburn (R-OK)
10. Cochran (R-MS)
11. Conrad (D-ND)
12. Corker (R-TN)
13. Cornyn (R-TX)
15. DeMint (R-SC)
18. Enzi (R-WY)
20. Grassley (R-IA)
22. Inhofe (R-OK)
23. Isakson (R-GA)
24. Kyl (R-AZ) - Seems to support CIR
27. McConnell (R-KY)
30. Roberts (R-KS)
31. Sessions (R-AL)
32. Shelby (R-AL)
34. Tester (D-MT)
36. Vitter (R-LA)
38. Risch (R-ID)
39. Johanns (R-NE)
40. Wicker (R-MS)

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