Vote 258

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2997
Vote description: Coburn Amdt. No. 2244; To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 37-60, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: August 4, 2009, 4:16 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2244
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	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mark Udall, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, George Voinovich	Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, 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, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Edward Kaufman, 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, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Mike Johanns, Richard Lugar, 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, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, George Voinovich
Northeast	Judd Gregg, Joseph Lieberman	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, 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 Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	Ben Cardin, Thad Cochran, Kay Hagan, Edward Kaufman, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Shelby, Mark Warner, Jim Webb	Robert Byrd, Barbara Mikulski
West	John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Mike Crapo, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, James Risch, Mark Udall	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden

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