Vote 228

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2892
Vote description: Sanders Amdt. No. 1430; To increase funding for firefighter assistance grants and recruitment and retention grants.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 32-58, with 10 not voting.
Date/time: July 9, 2009, 9:31 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1430
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	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb
Aries	Bob Casey	Mark Begich, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Tim Johnson, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Al Franken, Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar	Kay Hagan, Lisa Murkowski	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Jon Tester	Claire McCaskill	Roland Burris
Libra	Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Sheldon Whitehouse	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson
Pisces	Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell	Kit Bond, Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss	Robert Byrd, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, David Vitter
Virgo	Bernard Sanders	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain

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

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

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

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