Pledge Breaker List From "Blue Dog Tax Hike"

The House today voted to approve the "Blue Dog Tax Hike" (see the roll call here). Unfortunately, 27 Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers broke their promise to their constituents that they would never raise income taxes. Seven Pledge breakers (Phil English, Vito Fossella, Steve LaTourette, Tim Murphy, Jon Porter, Rick Renzi, and Fred Upton) are first-time offenders.

All Pledge breakers are ineligible to receive the 2008 "Hero of the Taxpayer" Congressional scorecard award, no matter how else they vote for the rest of the year. This vote will count twice in the scorecard.

Here is the complete list:

Don Young
Rick Renzi
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Mark Kirk
Tim Johnson
Ray LaHood
Ed Whitfield
Ben Chandler (D-KY)--the fifth Pledge violation this Congress
Wayne Gilchrest
Fred Upton
Joe Knollenberg
Candice Miller
Jim Ramstad
Jo Ann Emerson
Gene Taylor (D-MS)--the fourth Pledge violation this Congress
Walter Jones
Robin Hayes
Jeff Fortenberry
Robert Andrews (D-NJ)--the fifth Pledge violation this Congress
Chris Smith
Jon Porter
Vito Fossella
Steve LaTourette
Phil English
Tim Murphy
Tom Petri
Shelly Moore Capito