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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 102^nd Congress - 1^st Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Kerry Amdt. No. 259 )
Vote Number:	74	Vote Date:	May 22, 1991, 05:49 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 259 to S.Amdt. 242 to S. 3 (House of Representatives Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1991)
Statement of Purpose:	To provide for a system of public funding for general elections for the United States Senate.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	39
	NAYs	58
	Not Voting	3

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Cranston (D-CA), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
Dixon (D-IL), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay

Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Not Voting
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Not Voting
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Seymour (R-CA), Nay
Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Symms (R-ID), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Wofford (D-PA), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---39
Adams (D-WA) Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bentsen (D-TX) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boren (D-OK) Bradley (D-NJ) Bumpers (D-AR) Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND) Byrd (D-WV) Conrad (D-ND) Cranston (D-CA)	Daschle (D-SD) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dodd (D-CT) Fowler (D-GA) Glenn (D-OH) Gore (D-TN) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Lieberman (D-CT)	Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Pell (D-RI) Riegle (D-MI) Sanford (D-NC) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sasser (D-TN) Simon (D-IL) Wellstone (D-MN) Wirth (D-CO) Wofford (D-PA)

NAYs ---58
Bond (R-MO) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Burns (R-MT) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Cohen (R-ME) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) Danforth (R-MO) Dixon (D-IL) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM) Durenberger (R-MN) Exon (D-NE) Ford (D-KY) Garn (R-UT) Gorton (R-WA)	Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hatfield (R-OR) Heflin (D-AL) Hollings (D-SC) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kasten (R-WI) Kerrey (D-NE) Kohl (D-WI) Levin (D-MI) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK)	Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pressler (R-SD) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Rudman (R-NH) Seymour (R-CA) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY) Warner (R-VA)

Not Voting - 3
Helms (R-NC)	Pryor (D-AR)	Reid (D-NV)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Yea	Seymour (R-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Nay	Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Yea	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Symms (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Dixon (D-IL), Nay	Simon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Nay	Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Nay	Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Durenberger (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Not Voting
New Hampshire:	Rudman (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Yea	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Helms (R-NC), Not Voting	Sanford (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota:	Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Yea	Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Yea	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Yea	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Nay	Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Specter (R-PA), Nay	Wofford (D-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Yea	Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Yea	Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Adams (D-WA), Yea	Gorton (R-WA), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Wallop (R-WY), Nay


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