Joining 40 percent of Democrats, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-KY3, voted against the $700 billion emergency bailout, which failed to pass the House today in a 228-205 vote.
This is an unusual vote against party lines for Yarmuth, who votes with Democrats 97.7% of the time. However, as national media outlets pointed out, the bailout bill faced bi-partisan opposition inlcuding more than two-thirds of House Republicans.
Stuart Perelmuter, Yarmuth's press secretary, was unavailable for comment.
Meanwhile, the Dow fell more than 700 points. (PB)
Monday, September 29, 2008
Yarmuth voted against failed $700 bailout
Posted by General Sense of Outrage at 3:35 PM
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And Yarmuth made the right decision. Dow back up 400pts by 2pm, and a few of the 5% who never had a mortgage worry the past two years suddenly needed more Ambian to get a night of sleep. Well done, John.
What kind of name did Nancy Pelosi call John?
Who cares? Pelosi is as ineffective as the rest of them.
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