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| Tom Udall |
Both of New Mexico's U.S. Senators, Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall signed a letter to House Speaker John Boehner yesterday threatening to vote against a compromise bill he was busy trying to get GOP support for in his own chamber.
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| Jeff Bingaman |
To date this year, Udall and Bingaman have joined fellow Democrats in defeating President Obama's budget. The final tally was 97-0 against the Obama budget, meaning not a single Democrat in the U.S. Senate voted for the president's proposal. Next came Paul Ryan's budget, which would have made major structural changes to entitlement spending. Again, Udall and Bingaman both voted against the Ryan budget. Next came a proposal from the House to Cut, Cap, and Balance the budget over time. Udall and Bingaman voted against that plan too.
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| Martin Heinrich |
Now New Mexico's senators are not waiting around to simply vote "NO" to the next compromise proposal that will keep the government running. Yesterday they decided to sign a letter and send it to the Speaker telling him that they will not vote for his compromise proposal. In the meantime, would-be senatorial candidate and house member Martin Heinrich from New Mexico, who has also voted against two budget reform proposals in the house is likely to make it three "NO" votes in a row today when the latest effort to end the impasse reaches the house floor.
Senators Udall and Bingaman Sign Letter Rejecting Latest Compromise Effort - Shutdown Looms
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2 comments:
So, who's against compromise?
Let them go on the record by forcing them to vote against it. Voters need hard evidence when election day rolls around.
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