To eliminate new programs.

On Aug 1, 1994, the Senate voted 32–67 on “On the Amendment” (S 1513). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–56, Republicans 32–11. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.

During the 103rd Congress (1993–1994), Bill Clinton was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Amendment Rejected
Yes: 32
No: 67
Did not vote: 3
Date: Aug 1, 1994

By party

Republicans32 yes · 11 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 56 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Connie Mack III R-FL
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
Robert William Packwood R-OR
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John William Warner R-VA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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