Audit the Fed looks promising in next year's Senate

[tsai3904]

The 113th Congress will have 45 Republican Senators.

There are 3 Rs that are questionable in their support for Audit the Fed: Alexander (TN), Corker (TN), and McConnell (KY). They voted against a full audit in 2010.

Let's just assume that if we can get a vote, we'll get full Republican support, which makes 45 supporters.

Begich (AK) is a Democratic cosponsor of this year's bill, which makes 46 supporters.

3 new D Senators are current Representatives who voted in favor of HR 459: Baldwin (WI), Donnelly (IN), and Heinrich (NM). That makes 49 supporters. Hirono (HI) is also a current Rep that will be a Senator but she was absent during the vote for HR 459 so I don't know where she stands.

We would probably need two more Senators in support, which could come from Sanders (VT) or the new Independent from Maine, Angus King.

If we can get a vote, I would bet that it passes.


Also, there is an Audit the Fed Phone Bomb planned for this Tuesday, November 13. The Facebook group below has 417 people pledging to call or email their Senators in support of S. 202. Please join us. We really need to get more Democratic Senators to sign on as cosponsors to help our efforts for next year. Begich joined as a cosponsor out of nowhere so please keep up the pressure.

http://www.facebook.com/events/326068127491247/


EDIT:

I forgot about Chris Murphy of Connecticut. He is also a current Rep who was elected as a Senator AND voted for HR 459.

 

[sailingaway]

I'll call Boxer and Feinstein. Possibly Boxer might. but then again, she might not.

 

[Matt Collins]

Corker and Alexander are unaccountable and will never vote for it. Benton might be able to convince Mitch to do so however.

 

[mz10]

The 113th Congress will have 45 Republican Senators.

There are 3 Rs that are questionable in their support for Audit the Fed: Alexander (TN), Corker (TN), and McConnell (KY). They voted against a full audit in 2010.

Let's just assume that if we can get a vote, we'll get full Republican support, which makes 45 supporters.

Begich (AK) is a Democratic cosponsor of this year's bill, which makes 46 supporters.

3 new D Senators are current Representatives who voted in favor of HR 459: Baldwin (WI), Donnelly (IN), and Heinrich (NM). That makes 49 supporters. Hirono (HI) is also a current Rep that will be a Senator but she was absent during the vote for HR 459 so I don't know where she stands.

We would probably need two more Senators in support, which could come from Sanders (VT) or the new Independent from Maine, Angus King.

If we can get a vote, I would bet that it passes.


Also, there is an Audit the Fed Phone Bomb planned for this Tuesday, November 13. The Facebook group below has 417 people pledging to call or email their Senators in support of S. 202. Please join us. We really need to get more Democratic Senators to sign on as cosponsors to help our efforts for next year. Begich joined as a cosponsor out of nowhere so please keep up the pressure.

http://www.facebook.com/events/326068127491247/

I think Rand could sway McConnell, he's been trying to win over Tea Party types in his home state.

 

[afwjam]

Hirono will vote against an audit.

 

[Travlyr]

I will call my Senators on Tuesday November 13 to learn where they currently stand on audit the Fed. Last time I called them they had not made a decision. I will also always vote against any elected official who does not want transparency.

 

[tuggy24g]

Well does it only matter if Harry Reid allows a vote for the bill? I thought that was the problem?

 

[brandon]

Does it look good in the house though? Ron Paul and control of the monetary policy sub committee will be gone. Will a small handful of freshmen reps be able to make it happen?

 

[itshappening]

Harry Reid won't let it come to a vote

 

[Matt Collins]

Well does it only matter if Harry Reid allows a vote for the bill? I thought that was the problem?

There are procedural moves that can be done to bring it to the floor without his consent. Or it could be attached as an amendment to another bill, etc.

 

[tsai3904]

Well does it only matter if Harry Reid allows a vote for the bill? I thought that was the problem?

Yes, that is one major hurdle but remember, Harry Reid wouldn't allow Rand to have his foreign aid bill be brought to the floor for two months but Rand found a way to get it done.

Does it look good in the house though?

Yes. All Republicans except 1 voted for the bill this year so it will not be a problem in the House since Republicans still control a majority.

 

[brandon]

Yes. All Republicans except 1 voted for the bill this year so it will not be a problem in the House since Republicans still control a majority.

Yea but there's a lot more steps to a bill becoming legislation than it just being voted on. It has to both pass committee and then be scheduled for a vote. The vast majority of bills never achieve either of these two things. The Audit bill made it so far last time due to Paul's seniority, sub committee, and political connections. Amash, Bentivolio, Alan Greyson, and Massie have none of those things. Kucinich will be gone too. Who will be able to push the bill forward and get it to come up as a stand alone vote?

 

[tsai3904]

Yea but there's a lot more steps to a bill becoming legislation than it just being voted on. It has to both pass committee and then be scheduled for a vote. The vast majority of bills never achieve either of these two things. The Audit bill made it so far last time due to Paul's seniority, sub committee, and political connections. Amash, Bentivolio, Alan Greyson, and Massie have none of those things. Kucinich will be gone too. Who will be able to push the bill forward and get it to come up as a stand alone vote?

The bill was not in Ron Paul's committee. It passed through the Oversight Committee where Darrell Issa is Chairman and Amash is a member. There's nothing that can be done procedurally that will guarantee the bill will be brought up for a vote. All we can do is get as many people as we can to pressure their Congressman to cosponsor the bill and to bring it up for a vote.

I don't think the Republicans brought it up for a vote as a favor to Ron Paul. I think they see it as a popular thing to do politically and will still see it that way next year.

 

[tsai3904]

I forgot to add Chris Murphy of Connecticut to the list. He's another Democratic Rep who voted for HR 459 and got elected as a Senator.

That means there will be 45 Republicans, 4 Democrats who voted for the bill in the House and 1 Democrat who is a current cosponsor.