Sponsors and Co-sponsors
The following table lists the sponsors and co-sponsors of the legislation and notes whether they are members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the committee to which the bill has been referred.
| Senator | Party | State | 2007 | 2009 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | Y | Y | Member of Finance Committee |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | Y | Y | Lost Republican primary to Mike Lee |
| Lamar Alexander | R | TN | Y | Y | |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | Y | Y | Member of Finance Committee |
| Thomas R. Carper | D | DE | Y | ||
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | Y | Lost his Senate seat to Al Franken | |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | Y | ||
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | Y | Y | Member of Finance Committee |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | Y | ||
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | Y | Ranking Member of Finance Committee | |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | Y | ||
| Daniel Inouye | D | HI | Y | Y | |
| Ted Kaufman | D | DE | Y | Joined as co-sponsor in July 2009 | |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | Y | Y | |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | Y | Y | |
| Trent Lott | R | MS | Y | Resigned in 2007 | |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | Y | Elected in 2008 | |
| Bill Nelson | D | FL | Y | Y | Member of Finance Committee |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | Y | Lost in 2008 | |
| Arlen Specter | R, D | PA | Y | Y | Changed parties in 2009, lost Democratic primary to Joe Sestak |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | Y | Y | Member of Finance Committee |
According to Ezra Klein of The Washington Post, the list of HAA Republican supporters is deceptive: "The plan has a lot more fake support than it has real support. If every Republican who has co-sponsored would commit to voting for it, the plan might pass. But they haven't." Nevertheless, numerous Senate Republicans reiterated their support for Wyden-Bennett in a 2009 op-ed.
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