Amendment (S.Amdt.621) 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 95 (Amendment number S.Amdt.621) in the Senate
Question On the Motion to Table (Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 621) Amendment purpose To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Ayes: 52 (Democrat: 45; Republican: 5; Other: 2)
Nays: 45 (Democrat: 11; Republican: 34)
Abstained: 2 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 52%
Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Votes by Senator

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

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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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