109th Congress / Senate / 1st session / Vote 60

• Question: On the Amendment
• Bill: S CON RES 18
• Vote description: Snowe Amdt. No. 214; To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to participate in the negotiation of contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs to achieve the best possible prices for such drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, that requires the Secretary to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of such drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan, and that requires the Secretary to participate in the negotiation for a contract for any such drug upon the request of a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan, is reserved for reducing expenditures under such part.
• Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
  A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
• Result: Rejected, 49-50, with 1 not voting.
• Date/time: March 17, 2005, 2:32 p.m.
• Amendment num: S.Amdt. 214
• 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."

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