Cap and Trade Passes, Analysis, Key Votes

The cap and trade bill has now officially passed in the US House, 219-212, with 44 Democrats joining our cause, and 8 Republican defectors. Although I will fall short of calling them RINOs or traitors, this bill is the single largest tax increase in American history. Today, I urged many of you to call your representative in Congress and the one's listed below and urge them to vote no. We'll be updating the blog to tell you which ones voted yes and which ones voted no. This blog will be constantly updated tonight with chatter on the bill, and news of its status in the Senate.

The "swing votes", and how they voted:

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) (202) 225-5330 YES
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) (202) 225-6572 YES
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) (202)-225-3765 YES
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) (202) 225-7761 YES
Rep. Michael McMahon (D-NY) (202) 225-3371 YES
Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) (202)-225-2472 YES
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) (202) 225-3161 NO
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) (202) 225-7742 NO
Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL) (202) 225-3711 YES
Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) (202) 225-4636 NO
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) (202) 225-2015 YES
Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI) (202)-225-2476 NO

UPDATE:
Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) (202) 225-3806 YES
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) (202) 225-3631 YES
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) (202)-225-4311 YES
Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY) (202) 225-3665 NO
Rep. John Boccieri (D-OH) (202) 225-3876 YES
Rep. Mark Kirk (D-IL) (202)-225-4835 YES
Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) (202) 225-5235 YES

UPDATE 2:

Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) (202)-225-6636 NO
Rep. Zack Space (D-OH) (202) 225-6265 YES
Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA) (202)-225-5916 YES
Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA) (202) 225-3731 NO

UPDATE 3:

Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) (202)-225-4706 YES
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) (202)-225-4511 NO
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) (202) 225-5361 YES
Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE) (202).225.4165 YES
Rep. Bobby Bright (D-AL) (202) 225-2901 NO
Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) (202) 225-5311 YES
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) (202) 225-3452 NO
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) (202) 225-5801 YES

UPDATE 4:

Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) (202) 225-3831 YES
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) (202) 225-4315 NO
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) (202) 225-5034 NO
Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA) (202) 225-6531 NO
Rep. Eddie Johnson (D-TX) (202) 225-8885 YES

UPDATE 5:

Rep. Harry Teague (D-NM) (202) 225-2365 YES

UPDATE 6:

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) (202) 225-2315 NO
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) (202)-225-5506 YES
Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) (202) 225-0123 YES
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) (202) 225-5076 YES
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) (202) 225-7508 YES