Vote 50

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S CON RES 83
Vote description: Snowe Amdt. No. 3004; To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback plans, by private drug plans (if asked) and in other circumstances, but not permitting a uniform formulary or price setting, is reserved for deficit reduction of to improve the Medicare drug benefit.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 54-44, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: March 15, 2006, 4:51 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 3004
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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