Forty-five senators voted today in favor of the DeMint Amendment, which would have ended the raid on the Social Security trust fund.  From our press release:

“We are disappointed that the majority of the Senate continues to ignore our generation’s future,” said Mark Harris, the S4 national director, “but we are proud to stand by those senators who did vote in favor of the amendment.  In particular, we would like to thank Senator DeMint for his courageous dedication to protecting our retirement security.”

(...)Notable supporters of DeMint’s amendment include Sen. Corker (R-TN) and Sen. McCaskill (D-MO), both of whom are serving first terms.  McCaskill was the only Democrat who voted in favor of the amendment.  Other notables are Sens. Domenici (R-NM) and Lugar (R-IN), who both voted against a similar bill last year.

“We applaud Senator McCaskill for her brave vote on the floor today,” added Harris.  “Protecting the retirement security of young people is not a partisan ambition, and Senator McCaskill’s vote offers proof of that.”   

Read the rest of the release here.

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