Amendment (S.Amdt.662) to H.R.1105: Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

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March 10, 2009 Roll call number 92 (Amendment number S.Amdt.662) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 662) Amendment purpose To prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Communications Commission to repromulgate the Fairness Doctrine.
Ayes: 47 (Democrat: 8; Republican: 39)
Nays: 50 (Democrat: 48; Republican: 0; Other: 2)
Abstained: 2 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 47%
Result: Amendment 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 Aye
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Aye
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] Nay
Robert Bennett Aye
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Nay
Christopher Bond Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Samuel Brownback Aye
Jim Bunning Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Roland Burris Nay
Robert Byrd 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. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Nay
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Aye
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Aye
Christopher Dodd Nay
Byron Dorgan Nay
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. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Judd Gregg Aye
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC] Nay
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Nay
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Aye
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Nay
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Abstain
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Nay
Edward Kaufman Nay
Edward Kennedy Abstain
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Nay
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Nay
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Nay
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Nay
Blanche Lincoln Nay
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Aye
Mel Martinez 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] Nay
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Nay
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Aye
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. James Risch [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Aye
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Nay
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Nay
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Nay
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
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] Nay
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] Aye
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.

Vote Result

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Edward Kennedy
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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE]
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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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