Vote 18

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2
Vote description: McConnell Amdt. No. 40; In the nature of a substitute.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 32-65, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: January 28, 2009, 11 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 40
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	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Mike Johanns	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller
Leo		Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra		Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Saxby Chambliss
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Mike Johanns, James Risch	Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Roland Burris, Kay Hagan, Edward Kaufman, Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner
2008	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Roger Wicker	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Mark Udall, Tom Udall	Saxby Chambliss
2010	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden
2012	Bob Corker, John Ensign, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, 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		Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado		Michael Bennet, Mark Udall
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware		Tom Carper, Edward Kaufman
Florida	Mel Martinez	Bill Nelson
Georgia	Johnny Isakson		Saxby Chambliss
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Mike Crapo, James Risch
Illinois		Roland Burris, Dick Durbin
Indiana		Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa		Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
Maine		Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts		John Kerry	Edward Kennedy
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota		Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri		Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana		Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Mike Johanns	Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg	Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico		Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall
New York		Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr	Kay Hagan
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon		Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania		Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
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		Mark 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, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Mike Johanns, Mel Martinez, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Kay Hagan, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden
Post-boomer		Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Jim Bunning, Thad Cochran, Mike Enzi, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, George Voinovich	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter	Saxby Chambliss, Edward Kennedy

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