Amendment (S.Amdt.30) to S.1: A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

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January 18, 2007 Roll call number 18 (Amendment number S.Amdt.30) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Lieberman Amdt No. 30 ) Amendment purpose To establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity.
Ayes: 27 (Democrat: 21; Republican: 5; Other: 1)
Nays: 71 (Democrat: 28; Republican: 42; Other: 1)
Abstained: 2 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 27%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Nay
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Nay
Wayne Allard Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Evan Bayh Aye
Robert Bennett Nay
Joseph Biden Aye
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Kit Bond Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Sam Brownback Abstain
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Robert Byrd Nay
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Hillary Clinton Nay
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Norm Coleman Nay
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Aye
Kent Conrad Nay
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Larry Craig Nay
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Nay
Christopher Dodd Nay
Elizabeth Dole Nay
Pete Domenici Nay
Byron Dorgan Nay
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Nay
John Ensign Nay
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Judd Gregg Nay
Chuck Hagel Nay
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Nay
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Kay Bailey Hutchison Nay
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Daniel K. Inouye Nay
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Abstain
Ted Kennedy Nay
John F. Kerry Aye
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Herb Kohl Aye
Jon Kyl Nay
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Joseph I. Lieberman Aye
Blanche Lincoln Nay
Trent Lott Nay
Richard G. Lugar Nay
Mel Martinez Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Ben Nelson Nay
Pres. Barack Obama Aye
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Nay
Ken Salazar Nay
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Nay
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Nay
Gordon Smith Nay
Olympia J. Snowe Aye
Arlen Specter Nay
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Ted Stevens Nay
John Sununu Nay
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
Craig Thomas Nay
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Nay
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Nay
George Voinovich Nay
John Warner Nay
Jim Webb Nay
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

* - Voters marked "No Data" are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

** Because of incomplete data, party breakdown visualizations may be inaccurate by one or two votes.

Vote Result

Senators Voting 'Abstain'

Sam Brownback
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]

Votes by Party

Others Voting 'Aye'

Joseph I. Lieberman

Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]

Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

Sam Brownback

Others Voting 'Abstain'

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