Amendment (S.Amdt.4572) to S.1315: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

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April 24, 2008 Roll call number 111 (Amendment number S.Amdt.4572) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Burr Amdt. No. 4572 ) Amendment purpose To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States.
Ayes: 41 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 40)
Nays: 56 (Democrat: 48; Republican: 6; Other: 2)
Abstained: 3 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 41%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Democrats Voting 'Nay'

NameVoted
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE] Nay
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV] Nay
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Nay
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Nay
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Nay
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT] Nay
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND] Nay
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Nay
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI] Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Nay
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Nay
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA] Nay
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Nay
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Nay
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Nay
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Nay
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] Nay
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Nay
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Nay
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Nay
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Nay
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO] Nay
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA] Nay
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Nay
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Nay
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Nay

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