Vote 199

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 3001
Vote description: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4979; To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 94-2, with 4 not voting.
Date/time: September 10, 2008, 6:34 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4979
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: 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, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb
Aries	Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Roger Wicker	George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester		Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe		Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning	Joe Biden
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, 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, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, 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, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, John Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden	Jim Bunning, George Voinovich	Joe Biden, Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Barack Obama

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune	George Voinovich	Barack Obama
Northeast	Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Judd Gregg, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu, Sheldon Whitehouse		Edward Kennedy
South	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker	Jim Bunning	Joe Biden
West	Daniel Akaka, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, 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 Barrasso, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner, Roger Wicker		Joe Biden
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Jim Bunning, George Voinovich	John McCain
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse		Edward Kennedy

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, 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, Tim Johnson, 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, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden		Joe Biden, Edward Kennedy, Barack Obama
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, 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, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Jim Bunning, George Voinovich	John McCain