L.A. congressman’s bailout blog: Why I switched from “no” to “yes”
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Three Los Angeles House Democrats switched their votes on the bailout from ‘no’ to ‘yes,’ according to the tally released by the House Clerk’s office. The Democrats who voted against the $700-billion bailout earlier in the week, and then switched and voted in favor of the expanded, $810-billion bailout today, are:
Rep. Adam Schiff (pictured), whose 29th district includes parts of Burbank and North Hollywood. Schiff explains his reversal on his blog here, writing:
At the end of the day, the only reason I supported a bill in which the good narrowly outweighs the bad, is that the worst option of all, in the face of repeated bank failures, record foreclosures and soaring unemployment, would be to do nothing at all. ... The original Paulson plan, though much improved by the Congress, is still much deficient. It cannot be viewed as the end of the fiscal and economic crisis or the end of our response to it. But it may be seen as the end of the beginning.Also switching votes from ‘no’ to ‘yes’: Rep. Hilda Slolis, whose 32nd district includes parts of Azusa and CovinaRep. Diane Watson, whose 33rd district includes parts of Culver City and Ladera Heights.
Below is the entire delegation from Los Angeles County, and how they voted on the first bailout vote, and the second bailout vote.
22nd Congressional District
Lancaster; Republican Kevin McCarthy voted no and no.
25th Congressional District
Lancaster; Republican Howard McKeon voted yes and yes.
26th Congressional District
Altadena, East Pasadena, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta; Republican David Dreier voted yes and yes.
27th Congressional District
Burbank, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Winnetka; Democrat Brad Sherman voted no and no.
28th Congressional District
Encino, Pacoima,Toluca Lake, Valley Village, Universal City; Democrat Howard Berman voted yes and yes.
29th Congressional District
Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena; Democrat Adam Schiff voted no and yes. Schiff switched.
30th Congressional District
Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica; Democrat Henry Waxman voted yes and yes.
31st Congressional District
Los Angeles; Democrat Xavier Becerra voted no and no.
32nd Congressional District
Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Duarte, El Monte; Democrat Hilda Solis voted no and yes. Solis switched.
33rd Congressional District
Culver City, Ladera Heights, View Park-Windsor Hills; Democrat Diane Watson voted no and yes. Watson switched.
34th Congressional District
Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Commerce; Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard voted no and no.
35th Congressional District
Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Los Angeles (South Central); Democrat Maxine Waters voted yes and yes.
36th Congressional District
El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance; Democrat Jane Harman voted yes and yes.
37th Congressional District
Carson, Compton, Long Beach; Democrat Laura Richardson voted yes and yes.
38th Congressional District
Industry, La Puente, Montebello, Norwalk, Pomona; Democrat Grace Napolitano voted no and no.
39th Congressional District
Artesia, Cerritos, Lakewood, La Mirada, Whittier; Democrat Linda Sanchez voted no and no.
42nd Congressional District
Diamond Bar, Whittier, Rowland Heights; Republican Gary Miller voted yes and yes.
46th Congressional District
Part of San Pedro. Republican Dana Rohrabacher voted no and no.
--Peter Viles
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