Senate vote 43 (2008): On the Amendment, SCONRES70
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Senate vote 43 (2008): On the Amendment, SCONRES70
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- The bill: S.Con.Res. 70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. · proposed by Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]
- What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Rejected on 2008-03-13 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: Message on Senate action sent to the House. Not final yet: this can still change. its other votes
Question: On the Amendment · To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.
Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 47 · Nay 52 · Present 0 · Not voting 1 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 47 | 2 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa | AK | R | Yea |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Yea |
| LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert | AR | D | Nay |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Nay |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Nay |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Nay |
| ALLARD, A. Wayne | CO | R | Yea |
| SALAZAR, Kenneth Lee | CO | D | Nay |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Nay |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Nay |
| CARPER, Thomas Richard | DE | D | Nay |
| MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel) | FL | R | Yea |
| NELSON, Clarence William (Bill) | FL | D | Nay |
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby | GA | R | Yea |
| ISAKSON, Johnny | GA | R | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Nay |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Nay |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Yea |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Yea |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Nay |
| OBAMA, Barack | IL | D | Nay |
| BAYH, Evan | IN | D | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS | R | Yea |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Yea |
| BUNNING, James Paul David | KY | R | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Nay |
| VITTER, David | LA | R | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Nay |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Not Voting |
| CARDIN, Benjamin Louis | MD | D | Nay |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Yea |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Nay |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| STABENOW, Deborah Ann | MI | D | Nay |
| COLEMAN, Norm | MN | R | Yea |
| KLOBUCHAR, Amy | MN | D | Nay |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Yea |
| McCASKILL, Claire | MO | D | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| WICKER, Roger F. | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Nay |
| TESTER, Jon | MT | D | Nay |
| BURR, Richard M. | NC | R | Yea |
| DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Nay |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck) | NE | R | Yea |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben) | NE | D | Nay |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Yea |
| SUNUNU, John E. | NH | R | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| MENENDEZ, Robert | NJ | D | Nay |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Nay |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Yea |
| ENSIGN, John Eric | NV | R | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Nay |
| CLINTON, Hillary Rodham | NY | D | Nay |
| SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) | NY | D | Nay |
| BROWN, Sherrod | OH | D | Nay |
| VOINOVICH, George Victor | OH | R | Nay |
| COBURN, Thomas Allen | OK | R | Yea |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR | R | Yea |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Nay |
| CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. | PA | D | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Nay |
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon | RI | D | Nay |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC | R | Yea |
| GRAHAM, Lindsey O. | SC | R | Yea |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Nay |
| THUNE, John | SD | R | Yea |
| ALEXANDER, Lamar | TN | R | Yea |
| CORKER, Robert (Bob) | TN | R | Yea |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| WEBB, James H. (Jim) | VA | D | Nay |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Nay |
| SANDERS, Bernard | VT | I | Nay |
| CANTWELL, Maria E. | WA | D | Nay |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Nay |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Nay |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Nay |
| BARRASSO, John A. | WY | R | Yea |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
BUSH, George Walker (R): Not Voting
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 110th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:22Z
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