Senate roll call 444 · 106th Congress · Apr 7, 2000
To protect the Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.
On Apr 7, 2000, the Senate voted 30–70 on “On the Motion” (SCONRES 101). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 28–27, Democrats 2–43. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 members voted against their own party.
During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 70
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Apr 7, 2000
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 27 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 43 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 C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted no
- William H. Frist R-TN voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
Other votes
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