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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 Amendment (graham amdt no. 4936 )
Vote Number:	222	Vote Date:	July 23, 1996, 02:05 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 4936 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose:	To modify the formula for determining a State family assistance grant to include the number of children in poverty residing in a State.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	37
	NAYs	60
	Not Voting	3

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay

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

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

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---37
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Coats (R-IN) Conrad (D-ND) Daschle (D-SD) Dorgan (D-ND) Exon (D-NE)	Faircloth (R-NC) Ford (D-KY) Frahm (R-KS) Graham (D-FL) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) Kerrey (D-NE) Leahy (D-VT) Lugar (R-IN)	Mack (R-FL) McConnell (R-KY) Nunn (D-GA) Pell (D-RI) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Simon (D-IL) Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---60
Abraham (R-MI) Ashcroft (R-MO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Bradley (D-NJ) Brown (R-CO) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee (R-RI) Cochran (R-MS) Cohen (R-ME) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA)	Frist (R-TN) Glenn (D-OH) Gorton (R-WA) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hatfield (R-OR) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lott (R-MS)	McCain (R-AZ) Mikulski (D-MD) Moynihan (D-NY) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nickles (R-OK) Roth (R-DE) Santorum (R-PA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Shelby (R-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Grams (R-MN)	Kassebaum (R-KS)	Moseley-Braun (D-IL)

Grouped by Home State

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


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