To end $272 billion in spending on bailouts under TARP and reduce record deficits and levels of debt.

On Apr 2, 2009, the Senate voted 28–70 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 13). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 2–54, Republicans 26–15, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Amendment Rejected
Yes: 28
No: 70
Did not vote: 13
Date: Apr 2, 2009

By party

Republicans26 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 54 no · 10 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
John Eric Ensign R-NV
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Arlen Specter R-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
John Thune R-SD
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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