Thanks to Adaptistration reader Geo, we now have the official Senate roll call votes for the “Limitation on Funds Amendment No. 175,” otherwise known as “Coburn Amendment No. 309.” You can find text results at the senate.gov website but since a picture really is worth a thousand words, I took a moment to arrange the results as a color-coded map (tip: anything red isn’t good for the arts)…
"Limitation on Funds Amendment No. 175" voting results
Given that the amendment’s statement of purpose (emphasis added) is “To ensure that taxpayer money is not lost on wasteful and non-stimulative projects,” the distinguished gentleman from Oklahoma should be able to take solace that there will be no fiddlers to distract him as he sets off to burn Rome.
