Congress passed a measure "...expressing condolences to and solidarity with Haiti..." in regard to the recent earthquake there. Only one member voted no: he was Ron Paul a Texas republican and Libertarian (why I would wonder). Congress also passed a resolution to "...improve international cooperation in locating nuclear and radiological materials held by terrorists". Ten members of the House voted against the bill (again I would wonder why).
The Senate failed to "...end the Troubled Assets Relief Program, which the Bush administration started to halt economic collapse". The $ 320 billion still in the program would have gone to reduction of the US debt. The bill needed 60 votes to end TARP and got 53. The bill is HJR-45 (it would interesting to know how each senator voted).
(Source: "North Jersey Tally" taken from Thomas Voting Reports. Taken from The Record on 1/24/10).
Update. Thomas Voting Reports notes that on the TARP spending legislation that failed republicans and some democrats voted to end the program and use the remaining money on the deficit. The yes votes were 40 Rep and 13 Dem. The no votes were no reps and 43 dems. 13 democrats broke with the party to vote yes and some of them were Diane Feinstein (Cal), Bill Nelson (Fl), Evan Bayh (Ind), Jon Testor (Mont), Ron Wyden (Ore), Jim Webb (Vir) and Russ Feingold (Wis) and 6 others.
TARP was established in Oct 2008 by Bush and funded with $ 7oo billion. Obama kept the program and expanded it to include auto companies and small businesses. TARP will expire in Oct 2010 and hopes to get back $ 175 billion.
(Source: This update based on the internet site "Thomas Voting Reports" on 1/25/10)
Update: On the House legislation on nuclear materials 9 rep and 1 dem voted No. 14 reps and 12 dems did not vote. Source was Thomas Voting Reports on this date.
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