Vote 182

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 1348
Vote description: Allard Amdt. No. 1189; To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 31-62, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: June 5, 2007, 3:29 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1189
Republican majority opinion: None (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	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign	Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Kay Bailey Hutchison	Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Robert Menendez	Tim Johnson
Gemini	Jay Rockefeller	Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd
Leo	Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill	Norm Coleman, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra		Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Mitch McConnell	Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Mary Landrieu	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, James Inhofe	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, John McCain

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona		Jon Kyl	John McCain
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Blanche Lincoln
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard	Kenneth Salazar
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		Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Pat Roberts		Sam Brownback
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine		Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota		Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana		Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Chuck Hagel
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
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		Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania		Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island		Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Jim DeMint	Lindsey Graham
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		John Warner, Jim Webb
Washington		Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi

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

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