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01/26/2010

Conrad-Gregg Amendment fails the test

The Conrad-Gregg amendment to the debt ceiling to create a fast track task force on entitlements was defeated today.  The vote was 53 in favor and 46 against - 60 votes were needed to pass it. 

Before the  53-46 vote, the Senate added by 97-0 an amendment by Sen. Baucus to exempt Social Security from the deliberations of the task force.

Check out how your Senator voted here.

Below: Max Baucus (D-Montana) reads the Alliance letter against the amendment.

Posted at 12:53 PM in Current Affairs |

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