Vote 71

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 160
Vote description: DeMint Amdt. No. 573; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 87-11, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: February 26, 2009, 2:30 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 573
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, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski	Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson	Jeff Bingaman, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	John Kerry
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley	Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Byron Dorgan
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain	Bernard Sanders

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, 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, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Ron Wyden	Jeff Bingaman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, 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, Judd Gregg, 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