Roll Call Vote #35 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 3, 2009, 4:44 PM (ET)
On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Mikulski Amdt. 104)
Amendment S.Amdt. 104 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.)
Motion Agreed to (71-26, 3/5 majority required)
71 Yea
26 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 39 senators
28 Yea / 10 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 29 senators
22 Yea / 6 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Michael Enzi (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Sessions, III (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Udall (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 71
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Roland Burris (IL)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn
- Mike Crapo
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin
- John Ensign (NV)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ted Kaufman
- Amy Klobuchar
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Bernie Sanders
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- David Vitter (LA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
Nay 26
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- John Barrasso
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Michael Bennet
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Maria Cantwell
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Jeff Merkley
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Mark Warner
- Ron Wyden
Not Voting 2
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).