Interesting vote LAST NIGHT on Klobuchar-Sanders amendment- importing drugs from Canada

[PatsFan87]

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Last night's vote on establishing a deficit-neutral reserve fund to lower prescription drug prices for Americans by importing drugs from Canada.

YEAs ---46

Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Boozman (R-AR)
Brown (D-OH)
Cardin (D-MD)
Collins (R-ME)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Cruz (R-TX)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heller (R-NV)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kennedy (R-LA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lee (R-UT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murphy (D-CT)
Nelson (D-FL)
Paul (R-KY)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Thune (R-SD)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---52

Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blunt (R-MO)
Booker (D-NJ)
Burr (R-NC)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Capito (R-WV)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coons (D-DE)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daines (R-MT)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Gardner (R-CO)
Graham (R-SC)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lankford (R-OK)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Moran (R-KS)
Murray (D-WA)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tester (D-MT)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Warner (D-VA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2

Feinstein (D-CA)
Sessions (R-AL)


12 Republicans voted for it but 13 Democrats voted against- most notably Patty Murray and Cory Booker.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00020

[Docreed2003]

1. Big Pharma is pretty indiscriminate when it comes to their political contributions/lobbying

No surprise that a bill which would cut into their profits would have this type of vote spread.

[wordpix]

4. these D's could be voted out of office on this one vote

and they should be.

[Docreed2003]

10. They should definitely have to answer for the vote...

[Judi Lynn]

13. They didn't vote like Democrats. Imposters.

[HoneyBadger]

2. No one should vote against it

[wordpix]

3. Booker, Casey, Bennett voted against so patients will pay Big Pharma monopoly prices?

My bills: $40K per round of conventional chemo that's been around for 2 decades. I needed 12 rounds and that was my "provider charge." The head of my state Dept. of Soc. Services told me to ignore that and look at the "allowed charge." That was $20K-23K per round (for exactly the same treatment every two wks)---don't even ask about the difference of a few thousand$$$. It's all fantasy numbers.

Multiply by 12 rounds, my chemo cost was ---on paper---about $250K. But...I was told by some billing experts and a social worker that the providers negotiate prices with insurance cos. and the US gov., so the prices you see on your bills are BOGUS and have nothing to do with REALITY.

[Trust Buster]

5. Big Pharma bribes both parties. The Irony: The base research used to create most drugs comes

from research done by the National Institute of Health. In other words, the U.S. taxpayers invest in research conducted by the NIH and the drug companies turn around and charge those "investors" a higher price than they do any other customer in the world. Insanity.

[virtualobserver]

6. tell me again why I should have any faith that "Democrats" will stand up....

against Trump?

[hollowdweller]

7. We like to knock Manchin here but he voted FOR it

So we can count on him on some important votes but Booker voted against? Who is the real democrat?

[alarimer]

22. I guess Booker got paid more by Big Pharma than Manchin did.

Really, when it comes to votes like this, it just proves who the craven hypocrites are in the party. And it proves yet again that we need to get big money out of politics.

[hedda_foil]

27. Booker is a corporate Dem. He's great on some issues, terrible on others.

[BadgerMom]

29. Lotsa ambition

I want to like Booker. But he will not hold to principles. Watch out! He's got his eye on 2020, but he's as unreliable as they come.

[alarimer]

34. It is votes like this that make me a cynic

when it comes to elected officials. You can trust them only in one thing: they will do the bidding of whomever has paid them the most in contributions. I used to think Democrats were better than this, but they most assuredly are not. Which is why I always scoff at the adulation of politicians, no matter what side they are on.

Some, of course, are better than others. Booker may just be an opportunist. And maybe that can be useful; we can probably work with that. We just have to watch them like hawks.

[ebbie15644]

8. Casey is my rep and voted no

Can't wait to hear his reason

[woodsprite]

9. A chance to ask Carper (DE) to explain why he voted against the Klobuchar-Sanders amendment.

He's going to be at St. Francis Hospital (701 N Clayton St, Wilmington) tomorrow, Jan 13, at 4pm at "Our First Stand" rally organized through Friends of Bernie.

He'll be at a similar "Our First Stand" rally in Seaford, DE (Nanticoke Hospital 801 Rd 535 Seaford DE) at 9:15 tomorrow (Jan 13)

[Renew Deal]

11. If Mike Lee voted for it it might not be the best idea

I have a feeling that there's more to this than we know from the description.

[demmiblue]

12. I wonder what their rationale is for voting no. Hmmm?

Bennet (D-CO)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Tester (D-MT)
Warner (D-VA)

[Arazi]

19. Big Pharma $$$$$

[PatsFan87]

33. $$ Indeed

http://theslot.jezebel.com/for-some-reason-cory-booker-and-12-other-dems-killed-a-1791116094

"Between 2010 and 2016, a handful of the Democratic senators who voted “nay” were amongst the top Senate recipients funded by pharmaceutical companies: Sen. Booker received $267,338; Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) received $254,649; Robert Casey (D-PA) received $250,730; Michael Bennet (D-CO) received $222,000. As the former mayor of Newark, Cory Booker faced corruption scandals and increased crime and unemployment levels as his star power outside the state rose. He is heavily favored by Wall Street, with securities and investment firms donating $1.88 million to Booker during the 2014 midterm elections; their second-favorite candidate was Mitch McConnell."

[CentralMass]

14. This was the first test of Schumer's leadership. And we can see where

the loyalties of those dems voting no or not voting (Feinstein) lie.

Its time to keep score.

[demmiblue]

18. To be fair, Feinstein had a pacemaker implanted on Tuesday. n/t

[CentralMass]

30. Well, she certainly can be excused then.

[Grey Lemercier]

15. 5 or 6 of the Democrats who voted against it will be in tough fights in 2018

Casey (D-PA) tough race

Donnelly (D-IN) probaly toast

Heinrich (D-NM) probably only loses if termed-out Susan Martinez runs against him, and that is still perhaps not enough

Heitkamp (D-ND) toast

Menendez (D-NJ) depends on his federal corruption trial, I think if he is convicted we can still hold the seat

Tester (D-MT) extremely tough race, although Trump reallllly pissed off Mitch McTurtle and all the Rethug establishment by picking their choice, Ryan Zinke (the current Montana single member of the House), for Sec. of Interior. Removing Zinke as his opponent so helped Tester's chances. It is probably the single most contentious and provocative act Trump has done against the GOPeee boss goons so far.

[woodsprite]

16. PA, MD, NJ and NY "Our First Stand" (Healthcare) Rallies

These are the ones I've poked around and found out about the following (they're within 100 miles of my zip). There are other actions going on, as well as "Our First Stand" rallies in other states. For a complete list based on your zip code, go to www.berniesanders.com.

PENNSYLVANIA
1pm, Jan 15 - Temple University Hospital 3401 N. Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19140
(with Representatives Bob Brady and Dwight Evans)

MARYLAND
2pm, Jan 15 - Bowie Student Center Ballroom. Bowie State University 14000 Jericho Park Road Bowie MD 20715
(with Sen. Chris Van Hollen & Reps. Steny Hoyer, Anthony Brown, John Sarbanes & Jamie Raskin)

NEW JERSEY
11:30, Jan 15 - Robert Treat Center 50 Park Place Newark NJ 07102
(with Sen. Booker, Sen. Menendez, Rep. Payne, Rep. Sires & Rep. Wats)

12:30, Jan 15 - Hudson Co. Community College, Journal Square Campus 161 Newkirk Street,
Jersey City NJ 07306
(with John Wisniewski)

NEW YORK
11am, Jan 15 - Montefiore Medical Center, Cherkasky Auditorium 111 East 210th St.
(Moses Division Hospital) Bronx NY 10467
(with Rep. Adriano Espaillat and State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz)

12pm, Jan 15 - "Health Care for People, Not for Profits" March and Rally
District Council 37 AFSCME 125 Barclay Street New York NY 10007

12:30, Jan 15 - TrumpCare Makes US Sick!" FLASHMOB Rally
Outside Trump International Hotel at Columbus Circle Central
Park West (bet. 59th and 60th Streets) New York NY 10019

12:30, Jan 15 - Yes We Can Community Center 141 Garden Street Westbury NY 11590
(with Reps. Kathleen Rice & Thomas Suozzi)

1:30, Jan 15 - Columbia University Medical Center, Hammer Health Sciences Center 701
West 168th Street, Room 301 New York NY 10032
(with Rep. Adriano Espaillat, State Sen. Marisol Alcantara, Ydanis Rodriguez and
Carmen de la Rosa)

[annabanana]

36. Both Booker & Menendez going to THIS function.. !

NEW JERSEY
11:30, Jan 15 - Robert Treat Center 50 Park Place Newark NJ 07102
(with Sen. Booker, Sen. Menendez, Rep. Payne, Rep. Sires & Rep. Wats)

I hope they get MEGA-push back!

[Afromania]

17. Welp

There goes Corey Booker right down the drain for 2020.

[Wounded Bear]

20. Both of my Dem Senators voted against...

disappointing at first glance, TBS.

Would like to know more, but apparently text of amendment is not posted yet.

[aidbo]

21. Who are they representing?

Senator Booker: $385,678 from pharmaceutical industry
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2016&cid=N00035267&type=I&newmem=N

Senator Murray: $477,444 from pharmaceutical industry
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2016&cid=N00007876&type=I&newmem=N

[wordpix]

23. obviously these D's are representing Pharma and should be OUT! No DNC, DSSC or other $ from me

suggest others let DNC etc. know same

[denbot]

24. Booker's done in my book.

I will remember this if he runs for the 2020 nomination.

[Ace Rothstein]

31. Booker 2020 is over before it began.

[dixiegrrrrl]

25. Count them again....I counted 13 Dems who voted against. n/t

[PatsFan87]

32. Yes! My mistake. Fixed it. :)

[dixiegrrrrl]

35. cannot believe there are that many dems happy to support price-fixing!!!!!!

[compsports]

26. Just called Senator Warner's office

Just called Senator Warner's office and the person I spoke with said he hadn't yet made a statement about why he voted against the amendment. Stay tuned.

[yodermon]

28. Booker. WTF, over.

can't piss off big pharma.