What was the result of Senate roll call vote 88 in the 108th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 25, 2003 ended "Amendment Rejected (47-51)", 47-51. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 318 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 88?

47 senators voted Yea and 51 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 88 in the 108th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-42 and Democrats voted 38-2. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #88 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 25, 2003, 12:45 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 318 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 318 (To increase the level of funding in fiscal year 2004 for first responders by $3,000,000,000 (to a total of $6,500,000,000) to support their efforts to protect homeland security and prevent and respond to acts of terrorism, and to reduce tax reductions for taxpayers with annual incomes greater then $300,000, and to provide an additional $3,000,000,000 for deficit reduction.)

Amendment Rejected (47-51)

47 Yea

51 Nay

← Vote #87 Vote #89 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 43 senators

0 Yea / 42 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 41 senators

38 Yea / 2 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 47

Nay 51

Not Voting 2

Chester Lott (MS)
Zell Miller (GA)

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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