Yes, Donnelly, Ellsworth and Souder voted for and six reps voted against. List of votes by state can be found at: www.petrocenter.com The House of Representatives provides a list at http://clerk.house.gov/evs/roll674.xml but it is not broken down by state.
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∙ 15y agoThey voted on the bailout plan just like any bill passed by the government. When the Bill was initially introduced, it had been rejected by the US Senate on Sep 29th 2008. It was then amended and approved by the US Senate on Oct 3rd 2008. President Bush signed the bill into law within hours of its enactment, creating a $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program to purchase failing bank assets.. Without majority in the house the bailout would not have come into existence
They all sat down together and talked about it.
No, you don't have to be a registered democrat to vote in the primary.
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A lobby is a group that tries to get a Congressman to vote a certain way. They are also referred to as lobbyist.
Four were for the bill, four against. See names at www.petrocenter.com
Directly NO Indirectly YES (Because the people elected by the citizens of USE were the ones who created this bailout plan)
In the House: 263 Yeas and 171 Nays. In the Senate: 74 Yeas and 25 Nays. Adding links to full list of votes.
Congressmen vote if it should be a law or not. Majority rules. If the bill has been vetoed, or rejected by the president, 2/3 of the congressmen must vote yes.
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They voted on the bailout plan just like any bill passed by the government. When the Bill was initially introduced, it had been rejected by the US Senate on Sep 29th 2008. It was then amended and approved by the US Senate on Oct 3rd 2008. President Bush signed the bill into law within hours of its enactment, creating a $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program to purchase failing bank assets.. Without majority in the house the bailout would not have come into existence
They all sat down together and talked about it.
Staffers do have dealings with lobbyists, but they are not allowed to vote on bills.
If they are on their way to a vote or if they dont want to be arrested
People who have a felony record in the United States cannot vote. This includes the state of Indiana. The Federal government regulates who can vote and who cannot.
In Indiana you do not declare a party affiliationwhen you register to vote.