E-VERIFY VICTORY - 700 Miles of FENCING

By Roy Beck,
Published for Thursday,
July 9, 2009, 3:05 PM

After several defeated efforts, Sen. Sessions (R-Ala.) finally won over a majority of his colleagues this morning. They agreed with him that illegal aliens should not get jobs created with federal tax dollars.
In March, the Sessions E-Verify amendment was killed by tabling in a 50-47 vote.
But this morning, the tabling motion failed 44-53. (The amendment then passed on voice vote.)
12 Democrats and 1 Independent defied Party leadership and voted with all 40 Republicans to:
7 SENATORS WHO SWITCHED TO THE GOOD SIDE TODAY
E-Verify won today because these Senators -- who voted to kill the E-Verify mandate in March switched today and voted for using E-Verify to keep illegal aliens out of federal contractor jobs.

•Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)
•Bryan Dorgan (D-N.D.)
•Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
•Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)
•Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)
•Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)
•John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)
All of you who live in those states -- especially North Dakota and Arkansas -- take a bow. Thanks for all you have done to help these Senators see the error of their March vote.

>And Then<

A "Yes" vote for the amendment supports the completion of 700 miles of fencing along the southwest border.
Voted YES : 54

Alexander (TN)
Barrasso (WY)
Baucus (MT)
Bayh (IN)
Bennett (UT)
Bond (MO)
Boxer (CA)
Brownback (KS)
Bunning (KY)
Burr (NC)
Chambliss (GA)
Coburn (OK)
Conrad (ND)
Corker (TN)
Cornyn (TX)
Crapo (ID)
DeMint (SC)
Dorgan (ND)
Enzi (WY)
Feinstein (CA)
Graham (SC)
Grassley (IA)
Gregg (NH)
Hatch (UT)
Hutchinson (TX)
Inhofe (OK)
Isakson (GA)
Johanns (NE)
Klobuchar (MN)
Kyl (AZ)
Landrieu (LA)
Lincoln (AR)
McCain (AZ)
McCaskill (MO)
McConnell (KY)
Merkley (OR)
Nelson, Ben (NE)
Nelson, Bill (FL)
Pryor (AR)
Risch (ID)
Roberts (KS)
Rockefeller (WV)
Schumer (NY)
Sessions (AL)
Shelby (AL)
Snowe (ME)
Specter (PA)
Stabenow (MI)
Tester (MT)
Thune (SD)
Vitter (LA)
Webb (VA)
Wicker (MS)
Wyden (OR)