Vote 50

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S CON RES 70
Vote description: Kyl Amdt. No. 4191; To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 50-50.
Date/time: March 13, 2008, 1:24 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4191
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
Aquarius	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jon Tester
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu	Max Baucus, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders

	Yes	No
Female	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jon Tester, George Voinovich, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
Midwest	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Debbie Stabenow, George Voinovich
Northeast	Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse
South	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, 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, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jim Webb
West	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
None		Barack Obama
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden
2012	Bob Corker, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse

	Yes	No
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	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	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
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	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	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	Arlen Specter	Bob Casey
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	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, George Voinovich

	Yes	No
Democratic	Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, 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, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden
Independent		Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	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, Lindsey Graham, 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, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, John Warner, Roger Wicker	George Voinovich