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* CongressMatters has a handy list of US House members who voted “Yes” on the financial industry bailout, but voted “No” on the auto industry bailout. Those from Illinois were…

* Judy Biggert (R-IL-13)
* Mark Kirk (R-IL-10)
* Jerry Weller (R-IL-11)

* Those who voted “Yes” on the financial industry bailout, but did not cast a vote on the auto bailout…

* Rahm Emanuel (D-IL-05)
* Luis Gutierrez (D-IL-04)

* And here’s a list of those who voted “Yes” on the auto bailout, but voted “No” on the financial industry bailout…

* Jerry Costello (D-IL-12)
* Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03)
* Don Manzullo (R-IL-16)

posted by Rich Miller
Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 5:00 am

Comments

Gutierrez is looking pretty stinky lately w/ Karbowski, the Senate seat and now these votes.

Comment by Emily Booth Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 7:25 am
When was the vote? There was a significant amount of time when Gutierrez was back home negotiating with Republic Window, Bank of America and Chase bank to end the sit in on behalf of the workers there.

Comment by Scooby Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 8:59 am
No one understands the financial bailout, so that was an easier vote. But the Detroit auto industry — management and UAW — is apparently the worst thing that ever happened to the U.S. in some minds. Especially among Southern senators with non-union Japanese auto plants in their states.

Detroit and the UAW were the Arsenal of Democracy and played a bigger role in defeating the Nazis than Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton combined. We’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Comment by wordslinger Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 10:03 am
Rich, I’m fairly confident that Emanuel has already resigned from his House seat, even if Blago has been distracted to set the date for this special election.

So he could not have voted for or against the car industry bailout, and should be removed from this listing.

Comment by Capitol View Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 11:16 am
Weller voted??? I thought he had already moved to Central America.

CV: I read yesterday (or Friday) that Rahm has not yet resigned his House seat. (I provide a reference, but I have been hitting too many news sources lately.)

Comment by Pot calling kettle Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 11:22 am
===Rich, I’m fairly confident that Emanuel has already resigned from his House seat,===

You are wrong.

Comment by Rich Miller Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 3:27 pm
I’m afraid the auto rescue vote was the last shot in the Reagan Revolution. It still hurts, but we’ve seen it coming for years. I hope it was the parting shot from a vanquished enemy, one last bleep-you before this Congress adjourns.

Comment by 47th Ward Sunday, Dec 14, 08 @ 7:21 pm
Gutierrez was in Chicago working on the Republic Windows thing during the Auto vote. You might have seen it on TV..

Comment by HV in HP Monday, Dec 15, 08 @ 7:27 am
What about Shimkus?

Comment by Downstater Monday, Dec 15, 08 @ 9:29 am