Vote 256

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2997
Vote description: McCain Amdt. No. 1910; To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 41-55, with 4 not voting.
Date/time: August 3, 2009, 6:08 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1910
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, Jeanne Shaheen	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Richard Lugar	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mark Udall, George Voinovich	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Roger Wicker	Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Robert Menendez, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Claire McCaskill	Roland Burris, Jon Tester
Libra	Ben Cardin, Sheldon Whitehouse	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson
Pisces	Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Mitch McConnell	Kit Bond, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Richard Burr	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, David Vitter	Mike Crapo, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders

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

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

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

	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	Mark Udall	Michael Bennet
Connecticut		Chris Dodd	Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Edward Kaufman	Tom Carper
Florida	Mel Martinez	Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
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	Al Franken
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	Judd Gregg, Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey	Robert Menendez	Frank Lautenberg
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	Sheldon Whitehouse	Jack Reed
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		Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold	Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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