“We have been in Afghanistan for ten years at a cost of over a half trillion dollars, in Iraq for eight years at a long term cost of at least three trillion.
“Those who told us the war in Libya would last days, now want to extend it for another year at total cost of billions.
“It is surreal we could even be considering authorizing this war at a time when the government is collapsing in debt.
“Those who told us the war in Libya was to save civilians’ lives quickly switched to regime change with innocent civilians dying from NATO’s bombs.
“Prior to NATO assuming responsibility, we launched hundreds of cruise missiles and dropped tons of bombs on Libya. Since NATO took over, the U.S. has struck from the air at least 90 times, including drone attacks but these are not hostilities, claims the White House, so what business is it of Congress?
“We must put an end not only to the war in Libya, but we must put an end to the thinking that the Constitution is a doormat and that our constituents must simply bear the consequences of the misguided policies of this Administration without this Congress having any say whatsoever.
“Defeat the authorization for the war. Vote for the Rooney bill which limits the war and when we return let’s vote for a total cutoff of funds for this wrongheaded adventure.” [U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, June 24, 2011, on the House Floor http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentPrint.aspx?DocumentID=248640]
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H.J. Res. 68: “Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya”
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 493 FAILED by recorded vote: 123 - 295 (Roll no. 493) ECORDED VOTE June 24, 2011, 12:16 PM
Republican Democratic Independent Ayes Noes PRES NV: TOTALS 123 295 13
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx?day=20110624&today=20110625
Here are the 295 NOES:
Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Amash Andrews Austria Bachmann Baldwin Barletta Bartlett Barton (TX) Bass (NH) Becerra Benishek Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (UT) Black Blackburn Bonner Bono Mack Boustany Brady (TX) Braley (IA) Brooks Broun (GA) Buchanan Bucshon Buerkle Burgess Burton (IN) Calvert Camp Campbell Canseco Cantor Capito Capuano Carney Carson (IN) Carter Cassidy Chabot | Chaffetz Cicilline Clarke (MI) Clarke (NY) Clay Coble Coffman (CO) Cole Conaway Conyers Costello Cravaack Crawford Crenshaw Culberson Davis (IL) Davis (KY) DeFazio Denham DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Dold Duffy Duncan (SC) Duncan (TN) Ellmers Emerson Farenthold Farr Fincher Fitzpatrick Flake Fleischmann Fleming Flores Forbes Fortenberry Foxx Frank (MA) Franks (AZ) Frelinghuysen Gallegly Gardner Garrett Gerlach Gibbs | Gibson Gohmert Gonzalez Goodlatte Gosar Gowdy Granger Graves (GA) Graves (MO) Green, Gene Griffin (AR) Griffith (VA) Grijalva Grimm Guinta Guthrie Gutierrez Hall Hanabusa Hanna Harper Harris Hartzler Hastings (WA) Hayworth Heck Hensarling Herger Herrera Beutler Himes Hinchey Hinojosa Holt Honda Huelskamp Huizenga (MI) Hultgren Hunter Hurt Issa Jackson (IL) Jenkins Johnson (IL) Johnson (OH) Johnson, Sam | Jones Jordan Keating Kelly Kingston Kline Kucinich Labrador Lamborn Lance Landry Lankford Larson (CT) Latham LaTourette Latta Lee (CA) Lewis (CA) Lewis (GA) Lipinski LoBiondo Loebsack Lofgren, Zoe Long Lucas Luetkemeyer Luján Lummis Lungren, Daniel E. Lynch Maloney Manzullo Marchant Marino McCarthy (CA) McCaul McClintock McGovern McHenry McIntyre McKeon McKinley McMorris Rodgers | Meehan Mica Michaud Miller (FL) Miller (MI) Miller, Gary Miller, Geo Moore Mulvaney Murphy (CT) Murphy (PA) Myrick Nadler Neugebauer Noem Nugent Nunes Nunnelee Olson Palazzo Pallone Pastor (AZ) Paul Paulsen Pearce Pence Peterson Petri Pingree (ME) Pitts Platts Poe (TX) Pompeo Posey Price (GA) Quayle Quigley Reed Rehberg Reichert Renacci Ribble Richardson Rigell Roby Roe (TN) | Rogers (AL) Rogers (KY) Rohrabacher Rokita Rooney Ros-Lehtinen Roskam Ross (AR) Ross (FL) Royce Runyan Ryan (WI) Sanchez, Loretta Scalise Schilling Schmidt Schock Schrader Schweikert Scott (SC) Scott (VA) Scott, Austin Sensenbrenner Serrano Sessions Sherman Shimkus Shuler Shuster Simpson Slaughter Smith (NE) Smith (NJ) Smith (TX) Southerland Stark Stearns Stutzman Sullivan Terry Thompson (PA) Thornberry Tiberi Tierney | Tipton Tsongas Turner Upton Velázquez Visclosky Walberg Walden Walsh (IL) Waters Waxman Webster Westmoreland Whitfield Wilson (SC) Wittman Wolf Womack Woodall Woolsey Wu Yoder Young (AK) Young (FL) Young (IN) |
On Follow up measure, H R 2278, concerning U.S. forces and NATO operation in Libya
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 494
H R 2278 RECORDED VOTE June 24, 2011 2:00 PM
QUESTION: On Passage FAIL
QUESTION: On Passage FAIL
BILL TITLE: To limit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for United States Armed Forces in support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operation Unified Protector with respect to Libya, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, 494 June 24, 2011 H R 2278
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/index.asp
SUMMARY AS OF: 6/22/2011--Introduced.
“Prohibits, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense (DOD) from being obligated or expended for U.S. Armed Forces in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operation Unified Protector with respect to Libya, except for: (1) search and rescue; (2) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; (3) aerial refueling; and (4) operational planning.”
Sponsor: Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16] (introduced 6/22/2011) Cosponsors (None)
Related Bills: H.RES.328
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2011 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On passage Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 238 (Roll no. 494).
H.R.2278
6/24/2011 12:15pm: Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 68 and H.R. 2278 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions is allowed. Will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate on H.J.Res. 68 with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services. All points of order against consideration and provisions are waived.
6/24/2011 12:18pm: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2278.
6/24/2011 1:35pm: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
6/24/2011 1:59pm: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6/24/2011 1:59pm: On passage Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 238 (Roll no. 494).
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http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/index.asp
ROLL CALL
---- AYES 180 ---
Aderholt Akin Alexander Austria Barletta Barton (TX) Bass (NH) Benishek Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (UT) Black Bonner Bono Mack Boustany Brady (TX) Braley (IA) Buchanan Bucshon Calvert Cantor Capito Capuano Carney Cassidy Chabot Cicilline Coble Coffman (CO) Conaway Conyers Cravaack Crenshaw Culberson Davis (KY) DeFazio Denham DesJarlais Duffy Emerson Farenthold Farr Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Fleming Flores Forbes Fortenberry Foxx Frank (MA) Frelinghuysen Gallegly Gerlach Gibbs Gibson Gohmert Gonzalez Goodlatte Granger Graves (MO) | Griffith (VA) Grimm Guthrie Hall Harper Harris Hartzler Hastings (WA) Hayworth Hensarling Herger Herrera Beutler Himes Hinchey Holt Huizenga (MI) Hunter Jackson (IL) Jenkins Johnson (OH) Jordan Kaptur Kelly Kingston Kline Kucinich Lamborn Latham Latta Lee (CA) Lewis (CA) Lipinski LoBiondo Long Lucas Luetkemeyer Lungren, Daniel E. Lynch Mack Marino McCarthy (CA) McCaul McKeon McKinley McMorris Rodgers Meehan Mica Michaud Miller (FL) Miller, Gary Murphy (CT) Murphy (PA) Myrick Nadler Neugebauer Noem Nunes Nunnelee Olson Palazzo | Petri Pingree (ME) Platts Price (GA) Quigley Reed Rehberg Reichert Renacci Ribble Richardson Rigell Roby Roe (TN) Rogers (AL) Rogers (KY) Rooney Ros-Lehtinen Rothman (NJ) Runyan Scalise Schilling Schmidt Schrader Schweikert Scott (VA) Scott, Austin Serrano Sessions Sherman Shimkus Shuler Shuster Simpson Slaughter Smith (NE) Smith (TX) Stark Terry Thornberry Tiberi Turner Upton Visclosky Walberg Walden Waters Webster Whitfield Wilson (SC) Wittman Wolf Womack Woodall Woolsey Wu Yoder Young (AK) Young (FL) Young (IN) |
---- NOES 238 ---
Ackerman Adams Altmire Amash Andrews Baca Bachmann Baldwin Barrow Bartlett Bass (CA) Becerra Berkley Berman Biggert Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Blackburn Blumenauer Boren Boswell Brady (PA) Brooks Broun (GA) Brown (FL) Buerkle Burgess Burton (IN) Campbell Canseco Capps Cardoza Carnahan Carson (IN) Carter Castor (FL) Chaffetz Chandler Chu Clarke (MI) Clarke (NY) Clay Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Cole Connolly (VA) Cooper Costa Costello Courtney Crawford Critz Crowley Cuellar Cummings Davis (CA) Davis (IL) DeGette DeLauro Dent Deutch Diaz-Balart Dicks Dingell Doggett Dold Donnelly (IN) Doyle Dreier Duncan (SC) Duncan (TN) Edwards Ellison Ellmers Eshoo Fattah Filner Fincher Flake | Franks (AZ) Fudge Garamendi Gardner Garrett Gosar Gowdy Graves (GA) Green, Al Green, Gene Griffin (AR) Grijalva Guinta Gutierrez Hanabusa Hanna Hastings (FL) Heck Heinrich Higgins Hinojosa Hirono Hochul Holden Honda Hoyer Huelskamp Hultgren Inslee Israel Issa Jackson Lee (TX) Johnson (GA) Johnson (IL) Johnson, E. B. Johnson, Sam Jones Keating Kildee Kind King (IA) King (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Kissell Labrador Lance Landry Langevin Lankford Larsen (WA) Larson (CT) LaTourette Levin Lewis (GA) Loebsack Lofgren, Zoe Lowey Luján Lummis Maloney Manzullo Marchant Markey Matheson Matsui McCarthy (NY) McClintock McCollum McCotter McDermott McGovern McHenry McIntyre McNerney Meeks Miller (MI) Miller (NC) Miller, George Moore Moran | Mulvaney Neal Nugent Olver Owens Pallone Pascrell Pastor (AZ) Paul Paulsen Payne Pearce Pelosi Pence Perlmutter Peters Peterson Pitts Poe (TX) Polis Pompeo Posey Price (NC) Quayle Rahall Rangel Reyes Richmond Rivera Rogers (MI) Rohrabacher Rokita Roskam Ross (AR) Ross (FL) Roybal-Allard Royce Ruppersberger Rush Ryan (WI) Sánchez, Linda T. Sanchez, Loretta Sarbanes Schakowsky Schiff Schock Schwartz Scott (SC) Scott, David Sensenbrenner Sires Smith (NJ) Smith (WA) Southerland Speier Stearns Stutzman Sullivan Sutton Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Thompson (PA) Tierney Tipton Tonko Tsongas Van Hollen Velázquez Walsh (IL) Walz (MN) Wasserman Schultz Watt Waxman Welch West Westmoreland Wilson (FL) Yarmuth |
---- NOT VOTING 13 ---
Bachus Berg Butterfield Camp Engel | Giffords Gingrey (GA) Hurt Napolitano Ryan (OH) | Sewell Stivers Towns |
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