As I wrote in the thread below, Administration deal or not, we are still several votes short in committee. Two updates this morning- Bill Nelson's office just announced he will support the amendment that implements the deal and, presumably, the full bill. Scott Brown announced he is a no. Full whip count below. Democrats hold a 16-12 majority on the committee and, if all members show up, need 15 votes to enact the bill.
Yes Carl Levin
Joseph I. Lieberman (Connecticut)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Daniel K. Akaka (Hawaii)
Bill Nelson (Florida)
Claire McCaskill (Missouri)
Mark Udall (Colorado)
Kay R. Hagan (North Carolina)
Mark Begich (Alaska)
Roland W. Burris (Illinois)
Jeff Bingaman (New Mexico)
Edward E. Kaufman (Delaware)
Susan Collins (Maine)
No John McCain (Arizona)
James M. Inhofe (Oklahoma)
Jeff Sessions (Alabama)
Saxby Chambliss (Georgia)
Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)
John Thune (South Dakota)
Roger F. Wicker (Mississippi)
George S. LeMieux (Florida)
Scott Brown (Massachusetts)
Richard Burr (North Carolina)
David Vitter (Louisiana)
Undecided Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia)
Ben Nelson (Nebraska)
Evan Bayh (Indiana)
Jim Webb (Virginia)
Ben Nelson announced last week he prefers to wait for the Pentagon review to be completed, but there has been no new statement since last night's news, so I'm leaving him as undecided. We would need 2 of the four remaining undecided. I'm told there is a slight chance Robert Byrd may not come for health reasons, which would lower the threshold for passage to 14 votes, but no one should assume that.
Hit your family/friends/colleagues up who are constituents. 202-224-3121 is the Congressional switchboard.
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