Just to show you what conniving, corrupt and cowardly chickenchits members of Congress are, the legislation (HR 6407) that caused this in 2006 was passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote and a record of each representative’s position was not kept.
In the Senate, the legislation passed by Unanimous Consent and a record of each senator’s position was not kept.
Legislation usually has many co-sponsors, especially legislation that is expected to pass (everyone wants to stake a claim on the glory) -- This legislation had 1 sponsor (Thomas Davis [R-VA]) and 3 co-sponsors: Danny Davis [D-IL], John McHugh [R-NY], and Henry Waxman [D-CA]. The 2 Republicans are no longer in Congress, but the 2 Democrats are.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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