And the snickers and laughter heard round the world. The absolute largest tax increase in the History of our Republic, coupled with an easily corruptible "trading" system which will further politicize and relinquish control of our industrial sector in the hands of over a DOZEN different Federal Regulatory agencies.
And EIGHT REPUBLICANS SOLD OUT YOUR FUTURE.
Find out how your representatives voted here (you shall know their names) and here is what they voted for (HR2454).
For: 219
Democrat: 211
Republican: 8
Against: 212
Democrat: 44
Republican: 168
Which Republicans sold you out:
- Reichert-Washington--8th District
- Bono-California--45th District
- Castle-Delaware--
- Kirk-Illinois--10th District
- Lance-New Jersey--7th District (who has a whole section on his website on how to reduce gas prices!!)
- LoBiondo-New Jersey--2nd District
- McHugh-New York--23rd District
- Smith-New Jersey--4th District
And let’s not forget the sane (43) Democrats who voted against the bill:
- Altmire-Pennsylvania
- Arcuri-New York
- Barrow-Georgia
- Berry-Arkansas
- Boren-Oklahoma
- Bright-Alabama
- Carney-Pennsylvania
- Childers-Mississippi
- Costa-California
- Costello-Illinois
- Dahlkemper-Pennsylvania
- Davis-Alabama
- Davis-Tennessee
- DeFazio-Oregon
- Donnelly-Indiana
- Edwards-Texas
- Ellsworth-Indiana
- Foster-Illinois
- Griffith-Alabama
- Herseth Sandlin-South Dakota
- Holden-Pennsylvania
- Kirkpatrick-Arizona
- Kissell-North Carolina
- Kucinich-Ohio
- Marshall-Georgia
- Massa-New York
- Matheson-Utah
- McIntyre-North Carolina
- Melancon-Louisiana
- Minnick-Idaho
- Mitchell-Arizona
- Mollohan-West Virginia
- Ortiz-Texas
- Pomeroy-North Dakota
- Rahall-West Virginia
- Rodriguez-Texas
- Ross-Arkansas
- Salazar-Colorado
- Stark-California
- Tanner-Tennessee
- Taylor-Mississippi
- Visclosky-Indiana
- Wilson-Ohio
Now that it goes to the Senate, if you haven’t already contacted them, get to it. If you live in one of the Districts represented by one of the Eight Republicans, please get started fighting to get them fired in 2010, while building a base of Conservatives in your District who won't put up with it anymore.
