McCain Amendment defeated in Senate 32-63

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00074 ^

[cc2k]

McCain proposed this ammendment to H.R.1105:

From Page S2608 of the Congressional Record:

Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Arizona [Mr. MCCAIN] proposes an amendment numbered 592. (Purpose: To continue funding at fiscal year 2008 levels through the end of fiscal year 2009) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. CONTINUING 2008 FUNDING LEVELS. Section 106(3) of Public Law 110–329 is amended by striking ‘‘March 6, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’.

The vote was:

From http://www.senate.gov/...vote=00074:

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111^th Congress - 1^st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 592 )
Vote Number:	74	Vote Date:	March 3, 2009, 12:01 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 592 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose:	In the nature of a substitute.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	32
	NAYs	63
	Not Voting	4

Vote Summary

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Alphabetical by Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Nay Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Yea Begich (D-AK), Nay Bennet (D-CO), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Nay Boxer (D-CA), Nay Brown (D-OH), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burr (R-NC), Yea Burris (D-IL), Nay Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Cardin (D-MD), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay Casey (D-PA), Nay Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Nay Collins (R-ME), Nay Conrad (D-ND), Not Voting Corker (R-TN), Yea Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea DeMint (R-SC), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Nay Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay

Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagan (D-NC), Nay Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Yea Johanns (R-NE), Not Voting Johnson (D-SD), Nay Kaufman (D-DE), Nay Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting Kerry (D-MA), Nay Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay Lincoln (D-AR), Nay Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Yea

McConnell (R-KY), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Nay Merkley (D-OR), Nay Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Nay Nelson (D-NE), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Nay Risch (R-ID), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Sanders (I-VT), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting Shaheen (D-NH), Nay Shelby (R-AL), Nay Snowe (R-ME), Nay Specter (R-PA), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Tester (D-MT), Nay Thune (R-SD), Yea Udall (D-CO), Nay Udall (D-NM), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (D-VA), Nay Webb (D-VA), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay Wicker (R-MS), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Vote Summary

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Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---32
Barrasso (R-WY) Bayh (D-IN) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC)	Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ) Lugar (R-IN)	Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McCaskill (D-MO) McConnell (R-KY) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Wicker (R-MS)

NAYs ---63
Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Baucus (D-MT) Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Bennett (R-UT) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Burris (D-IL) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL)	Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Gillibrand (D-NY) Hagan (D-NC) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Johnson (D-SD) Kaufman (D-DE) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK)	Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Shelby (R-AL) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Warner (D-VA) Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 4
Conrad (D-ND) Johanns (R-NE)	Kennedy (D-MA) Sessions (R-AL)

Vote Summary

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Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Begich (D-AK), Nay	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Lincoln (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Nay	Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Bennet (D-CO), Nay	Udall (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Carper (D-DE), Nay	Kaufman (D-DE), Nay
Florida:	Martinez (R-FL), Yea	Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Chambliss (R-GA), Yea	Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:	Crapo (R-ID), Yea	Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Burris (D-IL), Nay	Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Yea	Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Bunning (R-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Landrieu (D-LA), Nay	Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Nay	Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Cardin (D-MD), Nay	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting	Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Nay	Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Tester (D-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Johanns (R-NE), Not Voting	Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Ensign (R-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Yea	Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay	Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Nay	Udall (D-NM), Nay
New York:	Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay	Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Burr (R-NC), Yea	Hagan (D-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Not Voting	Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	Brown (D-OH), Nay	Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Coburn (R-OK), Yea	Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Merkley (D-OR), Nay	Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Casey (D-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Reed (D-RI), Nay	Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:	DeMint (R-SC), Yea	Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Johnson (D-SD), Nay	Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Alexander (R-TN), Nay	Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Cornyn (R-TX), Yea	Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Leahy (D-VT), Nay	Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Warner (D-VA), Nay	Webb (D-VA), Nay
Washington:	Cantwell (D-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Barrasso (R-WY), Yea	Enzi (R-WY), Yea

Vote Summary

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[Primetimedonna]

What happened to all McCain’s “bipartisan buddies” that he has supported over the years??? /sarc

[BlueNgold]

See #35 above ...

[pctech]

I think it’s time to level Washington and start over, term limits for everyone, and a background check to check for socialistic tendencies.

[2CAVTrooper]

Of those appropriations you listed, I personally do not have a problem with the two that are going towards the fire departments.

The crap for the airports, and the schools is just that crap.

Wetumpka airport for example might see 2 maybe 3 planes come and go on a given day, they have no tower to speak of and yet they now have a terminal.

Providing funds so small volunteer fire departments can replace old equipment benefits everyone and lives up to the whole “provide for the general welfare of the United States” as cited in Section 8 unlike resurfacing runways and building terminals at airports that are used by less than 1% of the local population.

[hoosiermama]

He’s running for re election....Tried to organize a group of senators into a “blue dog” type group before Christmas. Was the last to vote on the Porulus bill in hopes that his vote wasn’t needed....

OR....He’s heard we’re starting out “Bye Bye Bayh” campaign.

[Joe Boucher]

62 to 33?
Isn’t that about what McLame lost the election by?

[AvOrdVet]

Talk about derangement syndrome. You can’t just disagree with someone over an issue and then give credit when due. The man tries to do something worthy, and all you can do is stike the same cord.

When someone is always shaking your hand while stabbing you in the back, I guess you just say "thanks for the handshake... again.". I would say "hey, how about not sticking that knife in my back"... again. McCain would just say "my friend, lets find a bipartisan way to make handshaking illegal".

[oneamericanvoice]

No offense taken if none was meant.

Not everyone is untrustworthy in DC. I trust DeMint,Pence, Ensign, and a few others. But trusting doesn’t mean that we cede our engagement in the process. We are the overseers of our liberty. They are our employees regardless of which state they hail from.

What does the actual work of politics take? Have you ever considered it? Making alliances and cutting deals is the nature of business, relationships, friendships, and politics. It’s human nature. Not all of them are out for their own advancement and power. The Constitution limits damage because it acknowledges its existence.

[oneamericanvoice]

So do you agree that it would have been a good thing if spending were limited?

[Cheerio]

Collins (R-ME), Snowe (R-ME), Specter (R-PA)

Surprised?

[BlueNgold]

I have no problem with public funding for these items, however I am of the belief that if the FedGov quit acting like the rich uncle and left these items to the individual states then they would cost less.

When federal funding is involved the administrative burden just to release funds is on the order of 30% - so you are getting 70 cents on the dollar for the investment - add to that the additional administrative and oversight costs that go with federal projects and you further decrease the value of the investment.

Another other issue I have with these earmark type projects is that federal funding process is inherently corrupt - you vote for my project and I vote for yours.

Lastly - any project that cannot withstand the spotlight of public committee hearings and votes should be assumed NOT worthy of federal dollars.

He didn’t vote to hold the line because he has made promises and announced funding that he would then have to retract. It’s purely political and is a great example of why there are so many FORMER (R) congress-critters sitting at home these days.

[bill1952]

Specter (R-PA)

LOL! Spector out RINOs McCain!

[AvOrdVet]

So do you agree that it would have been a good thing if spending were limited?

That is a very stupid question, but hey at this point it doesn't matter one bit does it, as it will be our children and grand children that pays for it! and that's only if the economy last longer than a few more years.

Politicians need to account for their ENTIRE career not just a couple of well thought out and positioned votes, Please... just get out of the way and the rest of us will do the cleaning... Principles do not take vacations, people can ignore them but in that case you will get exactly what the GOP in getting!

[csmusaret]

I disagree with this whole “if you live in their states” thing. Call them after hours and leave a message. They won’t know you don’t live there. It is the volume of calls that count. I sometimes call 15 or 20 pols in a single evening.

[cc2k]

river rat wrote:

Once again, McCain demonstrates his impotence and in doing so highlights the impotence and inconsequential state of the Republicans in both houses of Congress....

He KNEW there was no hope for this amendment.

I completely disagree with your premise.

There was hope for this amendment. And it's not entirely McCain's problem. If this had hit 42 or 43 votes (all Republicans plus Bayh and McCaskill, I really think it would have gone over 50. The Dems don't want a fight on this one. That was an opportunity for the Republicans to get something. Unfortunately, they caved in and just gave the Dems everything and no fight.

There's plenty of blame for McConnel as Republican Leader. He was off message yesterday, talking about a short continuing resolution and hearings for all this FY2009 spending.

And who is the Whip now, anyway. Lots of blame there. This was a total failure for the Whip. Is that Kyl now? I can't even say for sure.

The Senate is the only hope the Republicans have. And they need a stronger leader and a much more determined Whip if they hope to accomplish anything. Otherwise, maybe they should just go home.

[RatRipper]

“And why’d Shelby vote NO?”

Probably to force the budget cockroaches into the sunlight as early as possible for all to see.

[Think free or die]

I’m so tired of being “represented” by Arlen Specter and Bob Casey . . .

[Gondring]

Let’s get the Dems, too.

[Vigilanteman]

What exactly was the McCain Amendment?

[cc2k]

Vigilanteman wrote:

What exactly was the McCain Amendment?

His amendment, Senate Amendment 592, was a substitute for the Omnibus Appropriations bill. It would have just extended the Continuing Resolution that expires Friday, March 6, 2009 and extended it out to September 30, 2009.

This would have had the effect of freezing spending at FY2008 levels, and it would have meant that no appropriations bills would have been needed for FY 2009. They could move on to the Pres__ent's FY 2010 budget.