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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104^th Congress - 2^nd Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Motion (motion to waive c.b.r. Re: ashcroft amendment no.4901 )
Vote Number:	203	Vote Date:	July 18, 1996, 05:41 PM
Required For Majority:	3/5	Vote Result:	Motion Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 4901 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose:	To ensure that welfare recipients are drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare assistance from the American taxpayers.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	50
	NAYs	47
	Not Voting	3

Alphabetical by Senator Name

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

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

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

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---50
Abraham (R-MI) Ashcroft (R-MO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) DeWine (R-OH) Domenici (R-NM) Faircloth (R-NC) Feinstein (D-CA)	Frahm (R-KS) Frist (R-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Gramm (R-TX) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Lieberman (D-CT) Lott (R-MS)	McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Pressler (R-SD) Roth (R-DE) Santorum (R-PA) Shelby (R-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---47
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Chafee (R-RI) Cohen (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Daschle (D-SD) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Exon (D-NE) Feingold (D-WI)	Ford (D-KY) Glenn (D-OH) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lugar (R-IN)	Mack (R-FL) Mikulski (D-MD) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Pell (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Simon (D-IL) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Bradley (D-NJ)	Hatfield (R-OR)	Pryor (D-AR)

Grouped by Home State

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


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