While We Wait On Sen. Reid . . .

Various Senate Democrats Still Oppose President Obama’s Stimulus Bill

Dems Careful To Note They ‘Would Vote Against,’ ‘Cannot Support Final Passage’
SEN. BEN NELSON (D-NE): “No, no, no… With the current offsets that are essentially tax increases? No… This is a time to be cutting. The cutting stops when the taxes increase.” (“Senate GOP To Force Vote On Obama Jobs Bill,” The Hill, 10/5/11)

“Nelson has spoken disparagingly of Obama’s proposal…” (“Democrats Scramble To Save Face On President Obama's Jobs Bill,” The Hill, 10/10/11)

SEN. JON TESTER (D-MT): “I’m not crazy about it and I’m not going to support it in its current form…” (“Tester: Jobs Bill Needs Changes,” Montana Standard, 10/8/11)

“Tester is officially against the bill…” (“Democrats Scramble To Save Face On President Obama's Jobs Bill,” The Hill, 10/10/11)

SEN. JIM WEBB (D-VA): “I cannot support final passage of the bill in its current form.” (“Webb To Vote To Move Forward Obama’s ‘Jobs’ Bill,” The Hill, 10/11/11)

“Terrible… We shouldn’t increase taxes on ordinary income.” (“Hill Dems Pick Apart Obama Jobs Plan,” Politico, 9/14/11)

SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (ID-CT): “If a vote were called on the American Jobs Act as it is now… I would vote against… the bottom line here is that I don't believe that the potential in this act for creating jobs justifies adding another half trillion dollars to our almost $15 trillion national debt.” (Sen. Lieberman, Floor Remarks, 10/11/11)

SEN. JOE MANCHIN (D-WV): “The ugly part of that act is $450 billion of spending, after we've spent, spent, spent…” (“Dick Durbin: We Don't Have The Votes To Pass Obama's Jobs Bill Yet,” CBS News, 9/30/11)

Manchin “…opposes underlying jobs plan.” (Manu Raju, @mkraju, Twitter, 10/11/11)

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