Postindustrial Lawmakers Split Along Party Lines on Impeachment Witnesses
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A few dozen protesters in Times Square rally against President Donald Trump and request to call witnesses at the impeachment trial. Credit: Lev Radin
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February 2, 2020
Postindustrial Lawmakers Split Along Party Lines on Impeachment Witnesses
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The U.S. Senate voted to block the consideration of new witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump, marking the first time in American history that none were called during a Senate impeachment proceeding.
Senators on Friday voted against calling witnesses despite the evidence of presidential wrongdoing and new, first-hand accounts by former National Security adviser John Bolton.
The Democratic-led House in December approved two articles of impeachment against Trump, which moved the proceedings the Senate for a trial.
Friday’s vote signals that the president will be acquitted the same week as the Iowa caucuses and the State of the Union address.
Here’s a breakdown of how senators representing Postindustrial America voted on whether to call witnesses, with links to their contact pages so you might let them know your thoughts on how they voted.
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U.S. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
An operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.
You can also contact the Senators directly by email or their social media through the provided links below
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“There are a lot of communities and organizations grappling with this and if done right, this could serve as a model for other areas who are looking to drive collaboration and training,” she said.
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“I’ve seen how community engagement can turn around a city,” he said. “I thought, ‘I’m going to put something right down in the center of the city’ and the experiment is, can higher education play the role of being a magnet, as opposed to just private enterprise?”
To that end, the Richard King Mellon Foundation awarded at $6 million grant to Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland to support a digital innovation lab, a virtual maker space, in New Kensington, envisioned as a hub for workforce development and an educational resource for students.
Construction on what will be a three-story building is expected to begin soon, Snider said, with an opening hoped for in early 2021. Penn State will lease the building from the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, a nonprofit, economic development corporation.
It’s a situation that plays out across the country: What is the best way to educate students for jobs of the future? A report by the World Economic Forum in 2018 predicted that by 2022, “no less than 54% of all employees will require significant upskilling.”
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Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey For
Sen. Pat Toomey Against
Ohio
Sen. Rob Portman Against
Indiana
Sen. Mike Braun Against
Sen. Todd Young Against
Illinois
Michigan
Sen. Gary Peters For
West Virginia
Sen. Joe Manchin For
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Against
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Wisconsin
Sen. Ron Johnson Against
Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell Against
Sen. Rand Paul Against
Tennessee
Sen. Lamar Alexander Against
Sen. Marsha Blackburn Against
New York
North Carolina
Sen. Richard Burr Against
Sen. Thom Tillis Against
Alabama
Sen. Doug Jones For
Sen. Richard Shelby Against
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Sen. Bob Casey FOR
Sen. Pat Toomey AGAINST
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Sen. Joe Manchin FOR
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito AGAINST
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Sen. Rob Portman AGAINST
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Sen. Richard Burr AGAINST
Sen. Thom Tillis AGAINST
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Sen. Lamar Alexander AGAINST
Sen. Marsha Blackburn AGAINST
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Sen. Doug Jones FOR
Sen. Richard Shelby AGAINST
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Sen. Mitch McConnell AGAINST
Sen. Rand Paul AGAINST
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Sen. Mike Braun AGAINST
Sen. Todd Young AGAINST
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Sen. Gary Peters FOR
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Sen. Ron Johnson AGAINST
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