Vote 317

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2847
Vote description: McCain Amdt. No. 2626; To eliminate funding for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 33-64, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: October 8, 2009, 12:19 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2626
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, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall	George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Paul Kirk, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Mike Johanns, George Lemieux	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, 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
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Richard Burr, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	John Kerry
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Pat Roberts	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, 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, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, George Lemieux, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, Roger Wicker	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Richard Burr, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, Paul Kirk, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd, John Kerry, George Voinovich

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

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

	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	George Lemieux	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		Paul Kirk	John Kerry
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota		Al Franken, 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		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, Sam Brownback, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Mike Johanns, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, Roger Wicker	Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, 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, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden
Post-boomer	George Lemieux	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, Paul Kirk, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Robert Byrd, John Kerry, George Voinovich

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Evan Bayh	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, Paul Kirk, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Barbara Mikulski, 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, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd, John Kerry
Independent		Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, 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, George Lemieux, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, Roger Wicker	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, David Vitter	George Voinovich