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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 105^th Congress - 2^nd Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (harkin amdt no. 2982 )
Vote Number:	175	Vote Date:	June 25, 1998, 11:29 AM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 2982 to S. 2057 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999)
Statement of Purpose:	To authorize a transfer of funds from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	38
	NAYs	55
	Not Voting	7

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Not Voting
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Not Voting
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Not Voting
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchinson (R-AR), Not Voting
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay

Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Roth (R-DE), Not Voting
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Not Voting
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---38
Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Campbell (R-CO) Conrad (D-ND) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND)	Durbin (D-IL) Faircloth (R-NC) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Ford (D-KY) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA)	Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Mikulski (D-MD) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Reid (D-NV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---55
Abraham (R-MI) Allard (R-CO) Ashcroft (R-MO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Burns (R-MT) Chafee (R-RI) Cleland (D-GA) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) DeWine (R-OH) Domenici (R-NM) Enzi (R-WY) Frist (R-TN) Gorton (R-WA)	Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grams (R-MN) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kerrey (D-NE) Kyl (R-AZ) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY)	Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Reed (D-RI) Robb (D-VA) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-NH) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Torricelli (D-NJ) Warner (R-VA)

Not Voting - 7
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Glenn (D-OH)	Hutchinson (R-AR) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE)	Specter (R-PA)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Hutchinson (R-AR), Not Voting
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Nay	Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Not Voting
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Cleland (D-GA), Nay	Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Not Voting	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Yea	Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Nay	Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Nay	Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Nay	Levin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay	Bond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Not Voting	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea	Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Yea	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Yea	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Nay	Glenn (D-OH), Not Voting
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Nay	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Not Voting
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Reed (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Yea	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Nay	Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Enzi (R-WY), Nay	Thomas (R-WY), Nay


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