Posted 4:46 PM by Creditwrench

It is very important to thank all the Senators who voted the public-interest position today and complain to those who voted against the public interest. All Republicans, with the exception of Richard Shelby (AL), voted AGAINST the public interest. Most Democrats voted the pro-public interest position. Those deserving a special thanks are Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA).

Democrats who voted against the public interest were Evan Bayh (IN), Tom Carper (DE), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Herb Kohl (WI), Joe Lieberman (CT), Blanche Lincoln (AR), Zell Miller (GA), and Ben Nelson (NE). Sen. Lieberman, who has missed most votes this year because of his run for the presidency, managed to come in to cast this anti-consumer/pro-business vote.

Sen. Jeffords (I-VT) surpised us by voting AGAINST the public-interest position. We strongly urge Vermonters to let him know you are not happy with this vote.

The complete vote results will be posted on our Web site tomorrow