Vote 179

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 1348
Vote description: Sanders Amdt. No. 1223; To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 59-35, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: May 24, 2007, 5:27 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1223
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	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, John Warner	Craig Thomas
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign	Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Larry Craig, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, John Thune	Tim Johnson
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller	Gordon Smith
Leo	Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jon Tester	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Susan Collins	Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John Sununu	Sam Brownback, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Sam Brownback, Orrin Hatch, Tim Johnson, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Sherrod Brown, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Debbie Stabenow	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, John Thune, George Voinovich	Sam Brownback, Tim Johnson
Northeast	Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse	Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, John Sununu	Chuck Schumer
South	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Thad Cochran, Lindsey Graham, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Jim Webb	Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, David Vitter, John Warner
West	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Gordon Smith	Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Barack Obama
2008	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Ted Stevens	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, John Warner	Tim Johnson
2010	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Sam Brownback, John McCain, Chuck Schumer
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Bob Corker, John Ensign, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Trent Lott, Ben Nelson	Orrin Hatch, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
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	Kenneth Salazar	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia		Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Barack Obama
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas		Pat Roberts	Sam Brownback
Kentucky		Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	David Vitter
Maine	Olympia Snowe	Susan Collins
Maryland	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar	Norm Coleman
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Trent Lott
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
Montana	Jon Tester	Max Baucus
Nebraska		Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	Harry Reid	John Ensign
New Hampshire		Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman	Pete Domenici
New York	Hillary Clinton		Chuck Schumer
North Carolina		Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown	George Voinovich
Oklahoma		Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Ron Wyden	Gordon Smith
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Jim DeMint
South Dakota		John Thune	Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Bob Corker
Texas		John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah		Bob Bennett	Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	Jim Webb	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
Baby boomer	Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Evan Bayh, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter	Sam Brownback, Tim Johnson, Chuck Schumer
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, George Voinovich, John Warner	Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Ben Nelson	Tim Johnson, Chuck Schumer
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Thad Cochran, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Sam Brownback, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Craig Thomas