Thursday, July 26, 2012

Remember in November: Who voted against the middle-class tax cut


Yesterday the Senate voted 51-48 to extend the Bush tax cuts for the bottom 98 percent and let them expire for the richest 2 percent of Americans.

If any of those 48 represent you, remember that in November.
Here are the senators who voted against your interests:
Lamar Alexander (R-TN); Kelly Ayotte (R-NH); John Barrasso (R-WY); Roy Blunt (R-MO); John Boozman (R-AR); Scott Brown (R-MA); Richard Burr (R-NC); Saxby Chambliss (R-GA); Dan Coats (R-IN); Tom Coburn (R-OK); Thad Cochran (R-MS); Susan Collins (R-ME); Bob Corker (R-TN); John Cornyn (R-TX); Mike Crapo (R-ID); Jim DeMint (R-SC); Mike Enzi (R-WY); Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Chuck Grassley (R-IA); Orrin Hatch (R-UT); Dean Heller (R-NV); John Hoeven (R-ND); Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX); Dan Inhofe (R-OK); Johnny Isakson (R-GA); Mike Johanns (R-NE); Ron Johnson (R-WI); John Kyl (R-AZ); Mike Lee (R-UT); Joe Lieberman (ID-CT); Richard Lugar (R-IN); John McCain (R-AZ); Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Jerry Moran (R-KS); Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Rand Paul (R-KY); Rob Portman (R-OH); James Risch (R-ID); Pat Roberts (R-KS); Marco Rubio (R-FL); Jeff Sessions (R-AL); Richard Shelby (R-AL); Olympia Snowe (R-ME); John Thune (R-SD); Pat Toomey (R-PA); David Vitter (R-LA); Jim Webb (D-VA); Roger Wicker (R-MS).
November is a long time to wait, but you can write your senators and tell them how you feel about their vote here.

Next week the House of Representatives will vote on similar legislation. Call your representative and tell him or her how to vote. (Find your representative here.)