Senate roll call 403 · 100th Congress · Dec 10, 1987
To table the exon, ne amendment to the byrd, WV amendment to S 1920, the fiscal 1988 budget reconciliation, which would allow tax payment deferrals for farms GR
On Dec 10, 1987, the Senate voted 53–41 (S 1920). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–17, Republicans 21–24. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 38 members voted against their own party.
During the 100th Congress (1987–1988), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 53
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Dec 10, 1987
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 24 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats32 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Alan John Dixon D-IL voted no
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Melcher D-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- David Kemp Karnes R-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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