Hill Heat: Senate Votes to Proceed to Debate on Lieberman-WarnerScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2008-06-02T17:36:52-04:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:89d7a1dd-fc01-4fc2-8749-cfe2c63ba3da2008-06-02T16:37:00-04:002008-06-02T17:36:52-04:00Senate Votes to Proceed to Debate on Lieberman-Warner<p>In a <a href="http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00141">74-14 roll call vote</a>, the Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to consider the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036). Republicans refused to allow Majority Leader Harry Reid dispense with the thirty hours of debate permitted under Senate rules before official consideration of S. 3036 begins, thus ensuring another full day of debate on the issue.</p>
<p>The senators voting against the motion were Byrd (D-W. Va.), and Republicans Bunning, Shelby, Craig, DeMint, Hatch, Enzi, Barasso, Sessions, Coburn, Kyl, McConnell, Allard, Inhofe.</p><p>In a <a href="http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00141">74-14 roll call vote</a>, the Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to consider the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036). Republicans refused to allow Majority Leader Harry Reid dispense with the thirty hours of debate permitted under Senate rules before official consideration of S. 3036 begins, thus ensuring another full day of debate on the issue.</p>
<p>The senators voting against the motion were Byrd (D-W. Va.), and Republicans Bunning, Shelby, Craig, DeMint, Hatch, Enzi, Barasso, Sessions, Coburn, Kyl, McConnell, Allard, Inhofe.</p>