June 11, 2007

Senate No-Confidence Resolution on Attorney General Gonzales Fails

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The results of today’s Senate vote on the no-confidence resolution co-sponsored by Senate Democrats are:

For the Resolution (’Yeahs’): 53

Against the Resolution (’Neahs’): 38

There was a length Senate debate on the resolution.

Noteworthy votes included:

Sen. Arlen Specter, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted for the no-confidence resolution.

* Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Dem. - Conn.), voted against the resolution. He argued that the resolution was a waste of time, and defended his vote by saying that “[i]t is an expression of opposition to spending any more time on a resolution that will accomplish nothing, instead of going ahead with the next item of business, which is energy legislation.”

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