Vote 257

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2997
Vote description: McCain Amdt. No. 1912; To strike a provision relating to certain watershed and flood prevention operations.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 27-70, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: August 4, 2009, 10:31 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1912
Republican majority opinion: None (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	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Jim Webb	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter
Aries		Mark Begich, Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Mark Udall, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Robert Menendez, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Mike Johanns	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Claire McCaskill	Roland Burris, Jon Tester
Libra		Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Mitch McConnell	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy
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, Mel Martinez	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, David Vitter, 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	Claire McCaskill	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Barbara Mikulski
Male	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Mike Johanns, Edward Kaufman, Jon Kyl, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, Jim Webb	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Al Franken, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mark Warner, Sheldon Whitehouse, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd, Edward Kennedy

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

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

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