Joining Mr. McConnell in helping the measure advance were a wide array of GOP lawmakers. Votes in favor came from senior leadership figures, like Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota and Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso of Wyoming. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a former GOP whip, also backed advancing the bill. Others backing the measure included Sens. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Joni Ernst of Iowa and Mitt Romney of Utah. A cadre of retiring GOP lawmakers, including Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Richard Burr of North Carolina and Roy Blunt of Missouri, provided the rest of the votes. [More]
GOA wants us to write our senators to either thank them or express our disappointment. I sent mine out of kneejerk impulse and pretty much instantly regretted it since one is a gun-grabbing Democrat and the other is a squish who's retiring and doesn't care.
I wonder how many NRA orange cards will be sent out next primary for the turncoats...
"I wonder how many NRA orange cards will be sent out next primary for the turncoats..."
ReplyDeleteDo they still send those? I can't remember the last time I got one. Do you think I might have pissed Wayne off?