Mark Begich of Alaska were the two Democrats to oppose advancing the gun bill Thursday.
And so we have declared Mark Begich the winner in that Alaska Senate race.
And so Mark Begich, the first Democrat in decades representing the Alaska in the U.S. Senate.
Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas both said they are still deciding on the Manchin-Toomey plan.
Democrats supported the bill with the exception of three Senators: Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Mark Begich (D-AL).
Mark Begich of Alaska has said he needs to look at the measure's language before deciding whether to support it.
Mark Begich called it "bad news for Alaskans and small business owners" who he said need timely delivery to rural areas.
In the end, Senators Max Baucus, D-Montana, Mark Begich, D-Alaska, Kay Hagan, D-North Carolina and Mark Pryor, D-Arkansas voted against the budget proposal.
Co-sponsors include U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), U.S. Senator Mark Begich (D-AK), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA).
Democratic Senators Mark Begich of Alaska, Max Baucus of Montana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Mark Pryor of Arkansas voted against the measure.
There was sort of an informal count about which senators have agreed to do reconciliation, with the 50th being Mark Begich, over the weekend.
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He was decided - Mark Begich, the Democratic mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, has a 3, 724 vote lead with only 2, 500 votes yet still to be counted.
The amendment was rejected by four Democratic senators from GOP-leaning states: Mark Begich of Alaska, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Max Baucus of Montana and freshman Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.
They include Max Baucus and Jon Tester (Montana), Mark Begich (Alaska), Kay Hagan (North Carolina), Mary Landrieu (Louisiana), Mark Pryor (Arkansas), Claire McCaskill (Missouri) and Joe Manchin (West Virginia).
Two Senate Democrats from pro-gun states up for re-election next year -- Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas -- voted with 29 Republicans attempting to filibuster the legislation.
Mayor MARK BEGICH (Democrat, Anchorage): People were concerned about where are we going to be as a state 30 - 40 years now and who can bring us down that path.
Other Democratic senators that Republicans are watching closely include Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
Stevens is facing a tough re-election challenge this year against Democrat Mark Begich, the mayor of Anchorage, but NPR's Martin Kaste tells Michele Norris it might be premature to write off the veteran lawmaker.
Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Mark Begich of Alaska, declined to indicate Tuesday how they would vote on advancing the gun legislation, though Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said she thought the issue merited debate.
All Republicans supported the measure, joined by Democrats Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
Mr. Reid is now bellowing about Republicans blocking a vote, and Democrats such as Mark Pryor (Arkansas), Mary Landrieu (Louisiana) and Mark Begich (Alaska) don't have to declare themselves on provisions that might be unpopular at home.
"In a letter Senator Mark Begich wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last month, he says 'such an abrupt change in the available labor pool just before the start of the salmon season would have immediate negative consequences for the companies, and the fishermen and communities, which depend on their operations, '" KTVA reported.
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