ative ▁Political ▁Action ▁Conference ▁( CP AC ) ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁introdu cing ▁former ▁Massachusetts ▁governor ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney . ▁Despite ▁his ▁appearance ▁at ▁CP AC , ▁where ▁he ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁his ▁election ▁as ▁making ▁" big ▁government ▁spend ers ▁... ▁[ not ] ▁feel ▁good ▁at ▁all ", ▁Brown ▁refused ▁to ▁rule ▁out ▁a ▁vote ▁for ▁a ▁Democratic ▁" job s ▁bill " ▁proposal , ▁and ▁pra ised ▁both ▁Senate ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁Harry ▁Re id ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁then - sen ior ▁Senator ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁for ▁indicating ▁their ▁willing ness ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁him ▁across ▁party ▁lines . ▁Brown ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁Republican ▁sen ators ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁cl ot ure ▁on ▁the ▁jobs ▁bill . ▁The ▁motion ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁ 6 2 – 3 0 ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁an ▁up ▁or ▁down ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁bill ▁itself ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Brown ▁voted ▁for ▁final ▁passage , ▁helping ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁bill ▁ 7 0 – 2 8 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁Brown ▁voted ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Republic ans ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁poll , ▁" 5 6 % ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁vot ers ▁believed ▁he ▁had ▁kept ▁his ▁promise ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁independent ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ." ▁ ▁Brown ' s