Marshall, Barrow vote against Iraq withdrawal timeline

by Jeff Emanuel on March 23, 2007

The supplemental passed anyway, 218-212. Marshall’s vote really doesn’t surprise me; however, Barrow’s does a bit.

Update: So did Lewis. I missed that on first glance.

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RuralDem March 23, 2007 at 12:40 pm

I don’t really see the surprise on Barrow’s decision to vote Nay on the war issue. You also declined to mention Lewis voting Nay. If anything, that should be the shocker.

Did anyone else notice the money covering programs such as PeachCare within the resolution? Now, with that inclusion in that bill, I am shocked members of the Georgia Delegation (at least the Democratic side) voted Nay.

Jeff Emanuel March 23, 2007 at 12:41 pm

Sorry, RuralDem, missed that one. Updated.

RuralDem March 23, 2007 at 12:43 pm

Any idea why Lewis voted Nay? Strange to see him grouped with Marshall, Taylor, Lincoln Davis and Dan Boren.

Also, unrelated to Georgia but related to the resolution, Kucinich voted Nay. That’s a surprise as well.

Jeff Emanuel March 23, 2007 at 12:58 pm

Kucinich voted nay because the supplemental funded the Iraq War, period. He and some others in his ideological category have declared a moratorium against voting for any bills which fund the Iraq War to any degree.

Icarus March 23, 2007 at 1:00 pm

I’ll assume Lewis’s reason is similar to that of Kucinich.

dmettler March 23, 2007 at 1:10 pm

The Democrats who voted against were split between the anti-war (Woolsey, Watson, Lee, Waters, Lewis, etc..) and the more conservative members. I think the left wing dissenters wanted to immediately stop funding.

RuralDem March 23, 2007 at 1:32 pm

Yeah that makes sense. Thanks, Jeff.

Also, I could not find any information related to who the appropriations were for. Basically, I know Congressman Bishop secured the peanut money. A Democrat from California, Congressman Farr, I believe, got the spinach money for his district. Anyone know who wanted the other so-called “pork projects”?

I have to disagree with the Republicans who called everything outside of the war issue in the resolution as pork. I do not think PeachCare and the other child health care programs are considered pork.

JRM2016 March 23, 2007 at 1:51 pm

Who cares? This legislation is d.o.a. anyway.

Jeff Emanuel March 23, 2007 at 1:51 pm

I think that the primary argument against “pork” in this bill stems not from the necessity of the projects funded by their earmarks, but from the argument over whether they qualify as “emergency” funds to be allocated in this “Emergency Supplemental” bill, whose stated purpose was primarily the funding of troops in combat.

That’s my take.

CobbGOPer March 23, 2007 at 2:12 pm

JRM is right, this will have a very difficult time in the Senate.

bird March 23, 2007 at 2:38 pm

“Who cares?”

This vote means that a majority of the United States House of Representatives supports withdrawal from Iraq in 2008.

That is a big deal any which way you spin it.

RuralDem March 23, 2007 at 3:54 pm

Jeff,

I understand that but I would argue that funding for PeachCare is an emergency considering the crisis we’re facing in the state. Remember, because of this crisis legislators like Speaker Richardson as well as Rep. Ehrhart are wanting to lower the threshold from 235% to 185% and then making vision and dental coverage optional.

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