Yesterday Marco Rubio (R-ote talking points-FL) joined 47 of his Republican colleagues in the Senate and voted to kill Medicare after Democrats forced a vote on the budget bill. The bill failed, but it put the Republicans on the record in favor of throwing away Medicare as we know it and replacing it with a voucher plan that would force seniors and future seniors to search for their own health insurance on the open market. In other words:
"Here's a coupon. Good luck!"
All Democrats including Bill Nelson in the Senate voted against the bill, and all but five Republicans voted in favor of giving Medicare the ax. (Charles E. Schumer D NY, Kay Bailey Hutchison R TX and Pat Roberts R KS didn't vote.)
Republicans voting against the bill:
Scott P. Brown R MA
Susan Collins R ME
Olympia J. Snowe R ME
Lisa Murkowski R AK
Rand Paul R KY
Republicans who voted for the bill:
|
Lamar Alexander |
R |
TN |
|
Kelly Ayotte |
R |
NH |
|
John Barrasso |
R |
WY |
|
Roy Blunt |
R |
MO |
|
John Boozman |
R |
AR |
|
Richard M. Burr |
R |
NC |
|
Saxby Chambliss |
R |
GA |
|
Daniel Coats |
R |
IN |
|
Tom Coburn |
R |
OK |
|
Thad Cochran |
R |
MS |
|
Bob Corker |
R |
TN |
|
John Cornyn |
R |
TX |
|
Michael D. Crapo |
R |
ID |
|
Jim DeMint |
R |
SC |
|
Michael B. Enzi |
R |
WY |
|
Lindsey Graham |
R |
SC |
|
Charles E. Grassley |
R |
IA |
|
Orrin G. Hatch |
R |
UT |
|
Dean Heller |
R |
NV |
|
John Hoeven |
R |
ND |
|
James M. Inhofe |
R |
OK |
|
Johnny Isakson |
R |
GA |
|
Mike Johanns |
R |
NE |
|
Ron Johnson |
R |
WI |
|
Mark Steven Kirk |
R |
IL |
|
Jon Kyl |
R |
AZ |
|
Mike Lee |
R |
UT |
|
Richard G. Lugar |
R |
IN |
|
John McCain |
R |
AZ |
|
Mitch McConnell |
R |
KY |
|
Jerry Moran |
R |
KS |
|
Rob Portman |
R |
OH |
|
Jim Risch |
R |
ID |
|
Marco Rubio |
R |
FL |
|
Jeff Sessions |
R |
AL |
|
Richard C. Shelby |
R |
AL |
|
John Thune |
R |
SD |
|
Patrick J. Toomey |
R |
PA |
|
David Vitter |
R |
LA |
|
Roger Wicker R MS |
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