Amendment (S.Amdt.4203) to S.Con.Res.70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.

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March 13, 2008 Roll call number 53 (Amendment number S.Amdt.4203) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Specter Amdt. No. 4203 ) Amendment purpose To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Ayes: 95 (Democrat: 49; Republican: 44; Other: 2)
Nays: 4 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 3)
Abstained: 1 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 95%
Result: Amendment Agreed to

Votes by Senator

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

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Senators Voting 'Aye'

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

Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]

Votes by Party

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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