Senate roll call 231 · 104th Congress · May 25, 1995
To reduce the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (primarily affecting student loans) from $13,795,000,000 in outlays over
On May 25, 1995, the Senate voted 67–32 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 13). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 23–31, Democrats 44–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.
During the 104th Congress (1995–1996), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Agreed to
- Yes
- 67
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- May 25, 1995
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 31 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats44 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft 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
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Other votes
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