Senator Sam Brownback was the only non-hospitalized senator to miss last night’s vote on the senate ethics bill. Did he skip it because he was on his way back to Kansas to announce his presidential candidacy?
The measure passed around 9 p.m. by a vote of 96 to 2. Senators Orrin Hatch of Utah and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, both Republicans, were the only members to vote against the bill.
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Senators Tim Johnson, a South Dakota Democrat who is recovering from health problems, and Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, were absent and did not vote.
Brownback is announcing tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10:30am in Topeka, Kansas. This is certain. But did the travel arrangements surrounding his announcement prevent him from voting on the ethics bill? And if so, couldn’t he have waited to vote on this crucial bill before traveling a few hours to Kansas?
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