Republican Senators Protecting Their Cash Cows?

Al Franken the former comedian and current Minnesota Senator introduced an amendment to a Defense Appropriations Bill which would punish government contractors that restrict their employees from taking charges such as discrimination, sexual assault and battery to court.

Really? How can you vote against a protecting a workers right to shed light on sexual assault, discrimination and battery?

The amendment prevents government contractors from forcing employees to resolve disputes through arbitration. Halliburton is trying to force Jamie Leigh Jones to resolve her complaint of being drugged and raped in company barracks in Iraq through arbitration instead of open court.

The Senators claim the amendment is bad for business and a political attack on Halliburton. The amendment is also opposed by the US Chamber of Commerce, Boeing and IBM.

Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)