Vote 196

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 1348
Vote description: Ensign Amdt. No. 1374; To improve the criteria and weights of the merit-based evaluation system.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 42-55, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: June 6, 2007, 10:27 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1374
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
Aquarius	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, John Warner	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Kay Bailey Hutchison	Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Robert Menendez	Tim Johnson
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Chris Dodd
Leo	Liddy Dole, Jon Tester	Norm Coleman, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama
Libra	Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Mitch McConnell	Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran	Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Jon Kyl, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bernard Sanders

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

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

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

	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	Wayne Allard	Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut		Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware		Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida		Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Mike Crapo	Larry Craig
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	David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
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	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
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, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Judd Gregg, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Tim Johnson
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Larry Craig, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Chris Dodd

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