Vote 213

Question: On Passage of the Bill
Bill: S 2986
Vote description: S. 2986; A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Passed, 52-44, with 1 voting Present and 3 not voting.
Date/time: November 17, 2004, 5:48 p.m.
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	Present, Giving Live Pair
Aquarius	Conrad Burns, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Tom Carper, Mark Dayton, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	John Ensign	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Jeff Sessions	Evan Bayh, Jon Corzine, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole
Libra	Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott, Jim Talent	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer		Harry Reid
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting	Present, Giving Live Pair
Female	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow	Hillary Clinton
Male	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Patrick Leahy	Harry Reid

	Yes	No	Not Voting	Present, Giving Live Pair
Midwest	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Mike DeWine, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts, Jim Talent, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Jon Corzine, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer	Hillary Clinton, Patrick Leahy
South	Lamar Alexander, George Allen, John Breaux, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Warner	Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, John Edwards, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes	Joe Biden
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Ron Wyden		Harry Reid

	Yes	No	Not Voting	Present, Giving Live Pair
None	John Breaux, Ben Campbell, Peter Fitzgerald, Zell Miller, Donald Nickles	Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent	Mark Dayton, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Max Baucus, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller	Joe Biden
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Patrick Leahy	Harry Reid
2012	Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow	Hillary Clinton

	Yes	No	Not Voting	Present, Giving Live Pair
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware		Tom Carper	Joe Biden
Florida		Bob Graham, Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Zell Miller
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Peter Fitzgerald	Dick Durbin
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux	Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Mark Dayton
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Jim Talent
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Ben Nelson
Nevada		John Ensign		Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Jon Corzine, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Chuck Schumer	Hillary Clinton
North Carolina	Liddy Dole	John Edwards
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee	Jack Reed
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota		Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bill Frist
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont		James Jeffords	Patrick Leahy
Virginia	George Allen, John Warner
Washington		Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting	Present, Giving Live Pair
Baby boomer	George Allen, Sam Brownback, Lincoln Chafee, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Lisa Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, Jim Talent	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, John Edwards, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Hillary Clinton
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes	Joe Biden, Patrick Leahy	Harry Reid

	Yes	No	Not Voting	Present, Giving Live Pair
Democratic	John Breaux, Zell Miller	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Patrick Leahy	Harry Reid
Independent		James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	John Ensign