Vote 58

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S CON RES 70
Vote description: Alexander Amdt. No. 4222; To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 54-44, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: March 13, 2008, 3:54 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4222
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, 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, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Jon Tester	Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama
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, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu	John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
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, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, 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, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Daniel Akaka, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, 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, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd, John McCain

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

	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		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	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	George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown
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		Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, 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, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, 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, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, 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, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders	Robert Byrd, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jon Tester	Daniel Akaka, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, 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, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd
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, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Mel Martinez	John McCain