Blunt Bill defeated in Senate.

[dgibby]

Breaking just now on MSNBC.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Excellent news!!

[Robbins]

2. Yes!

I wonder how the votes went.

[MoonRiver]

3. WOOHOO!

But 51 to 48 is waaaaay too close.

[dgibby]

5. I agree.

Wonder who the Dems are who voted for this abomination.

[MoonRiver]

11. We need a list.

And it should be pinned to the top of the forum.

[Zambero]

8. I'm sure potential tie-breaker Joe Biden was on hand

Just in case...

[Lint Head]

4. Big K&R!!!!!

[hifiguy]

6. That is truly good news.

[Old and In the Way]

7. Great news...I'm sure it's a straight Party line vote.

I heard Sue Collins voted for Blunt...if so, I doubt any Republican except Snowe bailed. Democrats will have a solid issue to use against Senate Republicans up for re-election this cycle - I hope they use this vote and force Republicans to try to defend themselves in the campaign.

[Lochloosa]

9. Nope..three Dems voted for it. 51-48

By a vote of 51-48, the Senate agreed to table a Republican amendment offered by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) that would have empowered employers to deny coverage of health services to their employees on the basis of personal moral objections. The measure represented the GOP’s response to President Obama’s rule requiring employers to provide contraception and other preventive health services as part of their health insurance plans. Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (ME) — who announced her retirement earlier this week — was the only Republican to join Democrats in “tabling” the amendment, while three Democrats, Sens. Ben Nelson (NE), Joe Manchin (WV), and Bob Casey (PA) voted to preserve it.

[Warren Stupidity]

10. Legalize Blunts!

[The Wielding Truth]

12. This shows again that our defense lies in the Democrats in the Senate and Our President.It's not

enough however to resurrect the pillars of our democracy that have been jack hammered by big business corruption in the Republican Party.

[Odin2005]

13. The bill was blunted!