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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104^th Congress - 1^st Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Cohen amdt. no. 1263 )
Vote Number:	245	Vote Date:	June 8, 1995, 07:30 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 1263 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose:	To provide for the competitive availability of addressable converter boxes.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	30
	NAYs	64
	Present	1
	Not Voting	5

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea

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

Mack (R-FL), Present
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Not Voting
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Not Voting
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---30
Ashcroft (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Bradley (D-NJ) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Chafee (R-RI) Cohen (R-ME) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Glenn (D-OH)	Graham (D-FL) Hatfield (R-OR) Hutchison (R-TX) Jeffords (R-VT) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kerrey (D-NE) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT)	Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Pell (D-RI) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Simon (D-IL) Simpson (R-WY) Snowe (R-ME) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Wellstone (D-MN)

NAYs ---64
Abraham (R-MI) Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bennett (R-UT) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM)	Dorgan (D-ND) Exon (D-NE) Faircloth (R-NC) Ford (D-KY) Frist (R-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Johnston (D-LA) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ)	Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Moynihan (D-NY) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Robb (D-VA) Santorum (R-PA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Smith (R-NH) Specter (R-PA) Thomas (R-WY) Warner (R-VA)

Present - 1
Mack (R-FL)

Not Voting - 5
Biden (D-DE) Gramm (R-TX)	McCain (R-AZ) Shelby (R-AL)	Stevens (R-AK)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Not Voting
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Not Voting
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Nay	Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Not Voting	Roth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Yea	Mack (R-FL), Present
Georgia:	Coverdell (R-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea	Simon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Nay	Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Nay	Levin (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea	Bond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Yea	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Nay	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Nay	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Nay	Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Nay	Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Yea	Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Yea	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Nay	Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Not Voting	Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
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), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Yea	Thomas (R-WY), Nay


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