Amendment (S.Amdt.1469) to S.1390: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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July 21, 2009 Roll call number 235 (Amendment number S.Amdt.1469) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Levin Amdt. No. 1469) Amendment purpose To strike $1,750,000,000 in Procurement, Air Force funding for F-22A aircraft procurement, and to restore operation and maintenance, military personnel, and other funding in divisions A and B that was reduced in order to authorize such appropriation.
Ayes: 58 (Democrat: 42; Republican: 15; Other: 1)
Nays: 40 (Democrat: 14; Republican: 25; Other: 1)
Abstained: 2 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 0)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 57%
Result: Amendment Agreed to

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Nay
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Evan Bayh Aye
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Nay
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] Aye
Robert Bennett Nay
Jeff Bingaman Nay
Kit Bond Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Sam Brownback Nay
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Roland Burris Aye
Robert Byrd Nay
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Nay
Kent Conrad Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Aye
Christopher Dodd Nay
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Aye
John Ensign Aye
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Aye
Sen. Kay R. Hagan [D, NC] Aye
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
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. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
Edward Kaufman Aye
Ted Kennedy Abstain
John F. Kerry Aye
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Herb Kohl Aye
Jon Kyl Aye
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Frank R. Lautenberg Aye
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Aye
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Joseph I. Lieberman Nay
Blanche Lincoln Aye
Richard G. Lugar Aye
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. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Aye
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Abstain
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Ben Nelson Aye
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. James E. Risch [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Nay
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Olympia J. Snowe Nay
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Nay
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] Aye
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] Nay
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Nay
George Voinovich Aye
Sen. Mark R. Warner [D, VA] Aye
Jim Webb Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

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