Amendment (S.Amdt.6) to S.1: A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

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January 10, 2007 Roll call number 4 (Amendment number S.Amdt.6) in the Senate
Question On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 6 ) Amendment purpose to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.
Ayes: 54 (Democrat: 35; Republican: 17; Other: 2)
Nays: 41 (Democrat: 12; Republican: 29)
Abstained: 4 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 2)
Present: 1
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 54%
Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Votes by Senator

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

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