20 May 2009, 1:31 pm
NAYs ---60 Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Barrasso (R-WY) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Hagan (D-NC) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Johnson (D-SD) Kaufman (D-DE) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Sessions (R-AL) Shaheen (D-NH) Shelby (R-AL) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (D-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Warner (D-VA) Wicker (R-MS) *Keep these names in mind when the bills pile up and it comes time to vote.. these members of congress don't have your best interest in mind. and also keep in mind the members of congress who do care about everyday people: YEAs ---33 Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Burris (D-IL) Cardin (D-MD) Casey (D-PA) Conrad (D-ND) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Gillibrand (D-NY) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Levin (D-MI) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Webb (D-VA) Wyden (D-OR) Aegis : "Nobody is putting a gun in your face and forcing you to use a credit card. If you don't like the terms, don't sign up." Hmm.. nobody is forcing you to use a credit card? If you are an American citizen and need to rent a hotel room, a car, ..or quite simply, to build credit, then yes, you need to use a credit card - otherwise you are screwed. Some people are born into poverty, and therefore unable to build credit with any positive terms/offers. A cap on the credit card rates would have meant a cap at 15%.. which is still a very good return on an investment for banks let alone anyone. Anything beyond that percentage is downright outrageous. I am saying this as someone with excellent credit that sees the daily struggle of my fellow citizens who do not. If your neighbor's house burned down, no matter what the cause, would you not offer to help him?... Read More »
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