Amendment (S.Amdt.472) to S.Con.Res.21: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.

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March 22, 2007 Roll call number 93 (Amendment number S.Amdt.472) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 472 ) Amendment purpose To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.
Ayes: 44 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 44)
Nays: 52 (Democrat: 48; Republican: 2; Other: 2)
Abstained: 4 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 44%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

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

* - 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

Votes by Party

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

Others Voting 'Aye'

Republicans Voting 'Nay'

Gordon Smith
Olympia J. Snowe

Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Joseph Biden
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]

Others Voting 'Abstain'

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