Vote 71

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S CON RES 86
Vote description: kyl amdt no. 2221; To express the sense of the Senate supporting a supermajority requirement for raising taxes.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 50-48, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: April 2, 1998, 6:04 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2221
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (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	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Jeff Sessions	Mike DeWine, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray	Jesse Helms
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid
Scorpio	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Ron Wyden	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Bob Kerrey, Bob Torricelli	Daniel Inouye

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Timothy Hutchinson	Dale Bumpers
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	William Roth	Joe Biden
Florida	Connie Mack	Bob Graham
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka	Daniel Inouye
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	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
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	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
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	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
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	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum	Arlen Specter
Rhode Island		John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
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	John Warner	Chuck Robb
Washington	Slade Gorton	Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

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

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