Amendment (S.Amdt.4720) to S.2284: An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.

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May 13, 2008 Roll call number 123 (Amendment number S.Amdt.4720) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (McConnel Amdt. No. 4720 ) Amendment purpose Of a perfecting nature.
Ayes: 42 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 40)
Nays: 56 (Democrat: 48; Republican: 6; Other: 2)
Abstained: 2 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 42%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

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

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