After months of championing the issue of ending foreign aid, Sen. Rand Paul succeeded in his filibuster mission to bring his legislation to a vote. No surprise, the bill failed tonight by a vote of 81 to 10.
Senators voting in support of Rand Paul’s bill to limit foreign aid: DeMint, Grassley, Shelby, Paul, Toomey, Moran, Lee, Roberts, Risch and Crapo. The rest of the Senate voted to continue foreign aid to Libya, Egypt and Pakistan. (See list below.)
On the next vote, Senator Paul stood alone, 90-1, on a vote to increase pressure on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Paul stated before the vote that, while he opposed Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, this bill would be a vote for preemptive war.
A synopsis of Rand Paul’s filibuster.
Sen. Paul’s bill, S. 3576, called for a prohibition of U.S. aid funds to the governments of Egypt, Libya and Pakistan contingent upon the release to U.S. authorities the aggressors who attacked our embassy and consulate in Egypt and Libya, respectively, and the release of Dr. Shakil Afridi, currently held by the Pakistani government.
Senator Paul predicted his bill would fail because the Senate is ignoring the will of Americans:
I will probably lose this vote, but if you ask your friends. If you go home and ask your friends should we be sending money to countries that disrespect us, that burn our flag, I think you will find 80 percent to 90 percent of the American people wouldn’t send another penny…That may be why Congress has about a 10 percent approval rating.
It will be interesting to see how this vote will effect the reelection of the Senators who voted to continue foreign aid.
Loading ...*List of Senators voting to continue foreign aid:
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Blunt (R-MO)
Brown (D-OH)
Brown (R-MA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Coons (D-DE)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Durbin (D-IL)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Portman (R-OH)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting – 9
Boozman (R-AR)
Boxer (D-CA)
Burr (R-NC)
Heller (R-NV)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kirk (R-IL)
Murray (D-WA)
Rubio (R-FL)
Vitter (R-LA)
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Share this: No surprise, the bill failed tonight by a vote of 81 to 10.
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Share this: No surprise, the bill failed tonight by a vote of 81 to 10.
Senators voting in support of Rand Paul’s bill to limit foreign aid: DeMint, Grassley, Shelby, Paul, Toomey, Moran, Lee, Roberts, Risch and Crapo. The rest of the Senate voted to continue foreign aid.
http://iroots.org/2012/09/22/us-senate-votes-to-continue-foreign-aid-to-libya-egypt-and-pakistan/
And you see what kind of idiots we have in office. They can kill our people, burn our flag and destroy our… http://t.co/3g9E9IAK
Only 10 voted to limit foreign aid: DeMint, Grassley, Shelby, Paul, Toomey, Moran, Lee, Roberts, Risch and Crapo. RT http://t.co/lVzOjSah
RT @americanpirates: Only 10 voted to limit foreign aid: DeMint, Grassley, Shelby, Paul, Toomey, Moran, Lee, Roberts, Risch and Crapo. R …
81 senators voted to continue foreign aid to Libya, Egypt, and Pakistan. Only 10 Thought it was unwise to continue to give money to regimes that hate us.
This was a no brainer.
http://iroots.org/2012/09/22/us-senate-votes-to-continue-foreign-aid-to-libya-egypt-and-pakistan/
US Senate Votes to Continue Foreign Aid to Libya, Egypt and Pakistan –vote in poll at end of article~http://t.co/jl8UGsda
US Senate Votes to Continue Foreign Aid to Libya, Egypt and Pakistan by a vote of 81 to 10.
#RandPaul #tlot #tcot
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I don’t want to be a pain or anything, but this article seems pretty one sided and slanted. I hope everyone here reads all articles with a critical mind, even the ones on sites created by critical thinkers. Did the other senators give reason for their vote at all? Does the other side have an argument at all? If so, why not present it here?
Senators voting in support of Rand Paul’s bill to limit foreign aid: DeMint, Grassley, Shelby, Paul, Toomey, Moran, Lee, Roberts, Risch and Crapo.
The following morons voted to continue foreign aid to Libya, Egypt and Pakistan (keep in mind that foreign aid has very little to do with aid – the money does not usually reach the people who need it.):
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Blunt (R-MO)
Brown (D-OH)
Brown (R-MA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Coons (D-DE)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Durbin (D-IL)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Portman (R-OH)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)
Shame on the US Senate. You disgust me beyond words. The american people do not want to send aid to countries that express hostility to us – the majority of us want to leave them alone. Why do we continue to vote for idiots like Obama and potentially Romney (not to mention most elected officials)? Wake up!
http://iroots.org/2012/09/22/us-senate-votes-to-continue-foreign-aid-to-libya-egypt-and-pakistan/
Research and understand this issue, folks… it’s important: http://iroots.org/2012/09/22/us-senate-votes-to-continue-foreign-aid-to-libya-egypt-and-pakistan/
…and when you’re through, take a good HARD look at the votes. Who’s actually representing you? …and who’s representing our enemies? This makes it rather clear, all you have to do is shake the dust off the old brain and do a few minutes worth of investigating. Make sure you do that before November. Oh… and while the president is one of the least important votes we’ll have to make in November, make no mistake about it that Romney and Obama are on the same page (as usual) on this one. There’s only one presidential candidate you’ll have on your ballot that will represent you and your brothers and sisters rather than our enemies. I’ll leave it to you to figure out who that is.
RT @eavesdropann: Rt @Nickarama1 @weaselzippers US Senate votes to continue foreign aid to Egypt, Libya and Pakistan, rejects conditions …
shared and sick of this slaughtering of Americans and rough shod type of government!!!
With the votes Dan Coats has voted, he nailed the last nail in his coffin as far as getting MY vote. He IS NOT… http://t.co/6rxUIC4r
Why am I not surprised that the continually-disappointing Kelly Ayotte joined Jeanne Shaheen in voting NO, against Rand Paul’s Senate Bill 357, which made foreign aid to Pakistan, Libya, and Egypt, conditional. We are Rome, and the Senate is a ship of fools, save 10.
http://iroots.org/2012/09/22/us-senate-votes-to-continue-foreign-aid-to-libya-egypt-and-pakistan/
LIVE IN MICHIGAN–PLEASE READ
FOR THOSE OF YOU LIVING IN MICHIGAN YOU MIGHT WANT TO (AND HOPEFULLY CONCERN YOU DEEPLY) KNOW THAT SENATOR LEVIN AND STABENOW VOTED TO CONTINUE TO FUND FOREIGN AID TO AREAS THAT HATE AMERICA. ONE OF THE AREAS IS LYBIA. WASNT THERE JUST A US AMBASSADOR KILLED THERE, I THINK SO. THIS IS PATHETIC. IS THIS HOW WE WILL OPERATE?
http://iroots.org/2012/09/22/us-senate-votes-to-continue-foreign-aid-to-libya-egypt-and-pakistan/
No
Foreign aid without limits? http://t.co/wJgoj79V
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Will you?
People in South Carolina need to remember Lindsey Graham voted to continue giving foreign aid to these countries.
The only thing missing in this informative article is it should have
shown the email address of those who didn’t support this non-contiunation fo foreign aid.
It would have great to let us send emails to each of them — showing our personal disagreement. In fact with many such articles they should alwasy show the email addresses so we could make individual contacts to them, which should make an impact.
[...] For background on Sen. Paul’s recent fight against foreign aid and 90-1 vote against aggressive US posturing on Iran see here. [...]
Kristan Gillibrand voted to give $1.6 BILLION to Egypt and Millions to LIBYA and PAKISTAN …A Vote for WENDY LONG FOR U.S.SENATE in New York will be a vote for Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech and those freedoms which we hold self- evident . Gillbrand is a rubber stamp for Obama and endorses the policies of the Obama administration. Did she vote to deny the security requested by Amassador Chris Stevens and the Marines and Navy Seal at the American embassy ? Did she agree with the lies spouted by Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice when she went on televison talk shows and spoke before the U.N. blaming the ” protests ” on a ridiculous video posted on the Internet. Did Gillibrand from New York ever think of the September 11 date as a warning for possible attacks against American interests world-wide…… Did Gillibrand even think ?Did Gillibrand join with New York Congressman Peter King demanding the immediate resignation of Susan Rice ? Where is the outrage for this horrific attack on Americans ? New Yorkers…. vote Gillibrand OUT OF OFFICE !