Amendment (S.Amdt.2558) to H.R.3326: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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September 30, 2009 Roll call number 303 (Amendment number S.Amdt.2558) in the Senate
Question On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 2558) Amendment purpose To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingent operations.
Ayes: 34 (Democrat: 17; Republican: 16; Other: 1)
Nays: 64 (Democrat: 39; Republican: 24; Other: 1)
Abstained: 2 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 0)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 34%
Result: Motion Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Nay
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Evan Bayh Nay
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Nay
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] Aye
Robert Bennett Nay
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Nay
Christopher Bond Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Samuel Brownback Nay
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Roland Burris Nay
Robert Byrd Abstain
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Nay
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Nay
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Nay
Christopher Dodd Nay
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Nay
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] Aye
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Nay
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Aye
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC] Nay
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Nay
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Nay
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Nay
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Nay
Edward Kaufman Aye
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Nay
Paul Kirk Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Aye
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Abstain
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] Nay
George LeMieux Aye
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Nay
Blanche Lincoln Nay
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Nay
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Aye
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. James Risch [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Nay
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Nay
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Nay
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie Ann 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 Aye
Sen. Mark Warner [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] 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.

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Senators Voting 'Nay'

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Evan Bayh
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]
Robert Bennett
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]
Roland Burris
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Christopher Dodd
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Paul Kirk
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Blanche Lincoln
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. James Risch [R, ID]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Senators Voting 'Abstain'

Robert Byrd
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Robert Byrd
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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