Amendment (S.Amdt.2244) to H.R.2997: Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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August 04, 2009 Roll call number 258 (Amendment number S.Amdt.2244) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2244) Amendment purpose To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts.
Ayes: 37 (Democrat: 5; Republican: 31; Other: 1)
Nays: 60 (Democrat: 50; Republican: 9; Other: 1)
Abstained: 3 (Democrat: 3; Republican: 0)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 37%
Result: Amendment Rejected

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

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