Vote 51

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 1
Vote description: Coburn Amdt. No. 309; To ensure that taxpayer money is not lost on wasteful and non-simulative projects.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 73-24, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: February 6, 2009, 1:08 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 309
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: 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, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter	Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Jim Webb	Judd Gregg
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Carl Levin
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Robert Menendez
Gemini	Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Roland Burris
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson	Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley	Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, 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	Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Barbara Boxer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Mary Landrieu, Jeanne Shaheen
Male	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Byron Dorgan, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Merkley, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, John Thune, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mark Warner, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, Roland Burris, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Judd Gregg, Edward Kennedy

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

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

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

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