Vote 118

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 2284
Vote description: Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 27-66, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: May 7, 2008, 6:31 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4722
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: 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	Frank Lautenberg	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Warner
Aries	Orrin Hatch	Bob Casey, John Ensign, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Carl Levin, George Voinovich	Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo		Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson	Ben Cardin, Sheldon Whitehouse	Chuck Hagel
Pisces	Tom Coburn, Kenneth Salazar	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, James Inhofe, Jack Reed	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Ron Wyden
Virgo		Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders, John Sununu	John McCain

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

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

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

	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		Tom Carper	Joe Biden
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	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
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	Debbie Stabenow	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar	Norm Coleman
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
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	Chuck Schumer		Hillary Clinton
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	Lindsey Graham	Jim DeMint
South Dakota		Tim Johnson, John Thune
Tennessee		Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison	John Cornyn
Utah	Orrin Hatch	Bob Bennett
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		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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