Vote 175

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 2057
Vote description: harkin amdt no. 2982; To authorize a transfer of funds from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 38-55, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: June 25, 1998, 11:29 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2982
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Arlen Specter
Aries	Ben Campbell, Patrick Leahy	Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Chuck Robb	John Glenn, William Roth
Capricorn	Lauch Faircloth, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson	Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd	Spencer Abraham, Gordon Smith	Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Carol Moseley Braun	Fred Thompson	Timothy Hutchinson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray	John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Daniel Moynihan	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin	Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Max Cleland, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Daniel Akaka

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray	Susan Collins, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Olympia Snowe
Male	Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Daniel Moynihan, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Bob Kerrey, Jon Kyl, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Jack Reed, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, John Glenn, Timothy Hutchinson, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Arlen Specter

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Dan Coats, Mike DeWine, Rod Grams, Chuck Hagel, Bob Kerrey, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts	John Glenn
Northeast	Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Daniel Moynihan	John Chafee, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli	Arlen Specter
South	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes	Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Timothy Hutchinson, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth
West	Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Ben Campbell, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Fritz Hollings, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Dirk Kempthorne, Bob Kerrey, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli	John Glenn, Timothy Hutchinson, William Roth
2006	James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum
2008	Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Richard Shelby	Arlen Specter
2012	Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl	Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona		Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers		Timothy Hutchinson
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Ben Campbell	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd	Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden		William Roth
Florida		Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia		Max Cleland, Paul Coverdell
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye		Daniel Akaka
Idaho		Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana		Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine		Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Spencer Abraham, Carl Levin
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri		John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana		Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska		Chuck Hagel, Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire		Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg	Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman	Pete Domenici
New York	Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Lauch Faircloth	Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio		Mike DeWine	John Glenn
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Ron Wyden	Gordon Smith
Pennsylvania		Rick Santorum	Arlen Specter
Rhode Island		John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee		Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah		Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia		Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington	Patty Murray	Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Robert Byrd		Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Susan Collins, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli	Timothy Hutchinson
Pre-boomer	Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Bob Kerrey, Jon Kyl, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, John Glenn, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Arlen Specter

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Max Cleland, Bob Graham, Bob Kerrey, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Chuck Robb, Bob Torricelli	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, John Glenn, Jay Rockefeller
Republican	Ben Campbell, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Chuck Grassley, James Jeffords	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Timothy Hutchinson, William Roth, Arlen Specter