Vote 17

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 2248
Vote description: Specter Amdt. No. 3927; To provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 30-68, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: February 12, 2008, 11:44 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 3927
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	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, John Warner
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Carl Levin	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Robert Menendez	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini		Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray
Pisces	Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, John Sununu

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

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

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

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

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