My gas bill this month is $335, a three-fold increase over previous cold weather amounts. This while the oil companies reap record profits. What's my state government doing about it? They vote out the one local hero who's been fighting for consumer rights for ten years.
Voting record for the confirmation of former Citizen's Utility Board head Martin Cohen for Illinois Commerce Commissioner. From Eric Zorn's blog in the Chicago tribune.
22 Against Cohen- 13 Republicans, 8 Democrats, 1 Independent
James Clayborne (D) -2006
James DeLeo (D) --2006
Arthur Wilhelmi (D) -2006
Iris Martinez (D) --2008
Donne Trotter (D)--2008
William Haine (D)--2008
Rickey Hendon (D)--2008
Emil Jones (D)--2008
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Larry Bomke (R)--2006
Bill Brady (R)--2006
Dan Cronin (R) --2006
Kirk Dillard (R)--2006
Wendell Jones (R)--2006
John Millner (R)--2006
Ed Petka (R)--2006
Peter Roskam (R)--2006
Todd Sieben (R)--2006
Frank Watson (R)--2006
Carole Pankau (R)--2008
William Peterson (R)--2008
Christine Radogno (R)--2008
James Meeks (I) -2006
9 voting present in practical opposition to Cohen, all Democrats
Jacqueline Collins (D)--2006
Debbie Halvorson (D)--2006
Terry Link (D)--2006
Edward Maloney (D)--2006
Antonio Munoz (D)--2006
George Shadid (D)--2006
Gary Forby (D)--2008
John Sullivan (D)--2008
Lou Viverito (D)--2008
28 For Cohen, 14 Republicans, 14 Democrats
Cheryl Axley (R) -2006
Adeline Geo-Karis (R)--2006
John Jones (R)--2006
Chris Lauzen (R)--2006
Dave Luechtefeld (R)--2006
Steve Rauschenberger (R)--2006
Dale Righter (R)--2006
Dale Risinger (R)--2006
Dan Rutherford (R)--2006
Dave Syverson (R)--2006
Richard Winkel (R)--2006
Pamela Althoff (R)--2008
Brad Burzynski (R)--2008
Gary Dahl (R)--2008
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Maggie Crotty (D)--2006
John Cullerton (D) --2006
Deanna Demuzio (D)--2006
Don Harmon (D)--2006
Mattie Hunter (D)--2006
Mike Jacobs (D)--2006
Kimberly Lightford (D)--2006
Kwame Raoul (D)--2006
Carol Ronen (D)--2006
Martin Sandoval (D)--2006
Jeff Schoenberg (D)--2006
Miguel del Valle (D)--2008
Susan Garrett (D)--2008
Ira Silverstein (D)--2008
So much for the Democrats as the party that protects the average person against big-money business interests.
Unmediate yourself! Don't e-mail me at pfg23@yahoo.com.
Friday, December 23, 2005
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