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

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

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

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

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

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

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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By Vote Position

By Home State

[cc2k]

If your Republican Senator voted against this, they need to hear from you. If you live in a state that went for McCain, but you have a Dem Senator that voted against this, they need to hear from you.

The Republicans that need to be scolded are:

• Alexander (R-TN)
• Bennett (R-UT)
• Bond (R-MO)
• Cochran (R-MS)
• Collins (R-ME)
• Murkowski (R-AK)
• Shelby (R-AL)
• Snowe (R-ME)
• Specter (R-PA)

[batter]

IMO, Hatch and Bennett are using a tag-team approach to a lot of these issues. Hatch votes for one, then Bennett (especially on election years) that way they only take part of the grief for poor votes and can spin stuff by saying, "but I voted against the other bad bill".

I get the feeling from these guys that they are just playing a shell game.

[txnativegop]

Politicians are such scumbags. I hope the Republicans who voted for this get hauled over the coals by the citizens of their states.

[musicman]

"The Republicans that need to be scolded are: "

Change SCOLDED to :" SEVERELY WATERBOARDED WITHIN AN INCH OF THIER SOON TO BE OVER RINO POLITICAL LIVES" , and I'm with ya.

[LearsFool]

That’s the vast majority of Republican Party politics in a nutshell.

Why should they want smaller government? They’re IN government.

[4rcane]

All those Republicans listed needs to go. They’re either too socialist, or too power hungry and playing politics. Either way, we don’t want them around

[mojitojoe]

Specter, Collins and Snowe, bought and paid for. They are *owned* by the dems.

[4rcane]

Alexander (R-TN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)

Not just scolded. KICKED OUT of the Republican party

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

It isn’t difficult to imagine how each of these politcians would fare were they running their own businesses and actually INCREASED spending while business was in a downturn.

[BattleHymn]

Bond is worthless, since he is retiring after he finished his term. I am not surprised by his vote.

[rabscuttle385]

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[Abathar]

Bayh voted for i t??

My jaw just hit the space bar...

[TomasUSMC]

So this amendment would have frozen spending at 2008 levels?

[benjibrowder]

So did McCaskill.

[Mojave]

Why should they want smaller government? They’re IN government.

For life, usually.

[oneamericanvoice]

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.

I disagree with him on the border/illegal immigration and a few more, but this was an action that he should be commended for, not condemned for.

When he said that he had great respect for Al Gore, did you bother to find out what type of respect? Did he respect him as a former VP? I don’t have any respect for Gore, but I respect the office. You should find out how things work.

Oh, and don’t bother sending any nasty you’re-not-a conservative/real-American nonsense. You’d be wrong on all of it.

[oneamericanvoice]

Looks like it. Good for him for trying.

[romborambo]

Perhaps this advice from Saturday Night Live will give the RINO the most basic education about how money works...
http://consumerist.com/consumer/clips/snl-skit-dont-buy-stuff-you-cant-afford-252491.php
In fact, it should be required for anyone applying for a mortgage! (Required by the bank, NOT the gubment.)

[2111USMC]

The main purpose was to extend the extension of last year’s budget. This would allow time for debate over the new godzilla budget.

But NOOOOOOOO, we wouldn’t want to give the public time to see what’s hidden in the new budget.

[rabscuttle385]

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.

I never said that I agreed or disagreed with McCain. The "post" you are referring to is the banner for the ping list. If any of the folks on the ping list have something to say about McCain's amendment, fine, whatever, but at least they know about this amendment.

Of course, you just assume that I'm deranged.

[whatisthetruth]

Why does McCain offer an Amendment that he knows will go down to defeat, is he grandstanding?

[edge10]

Be darned if that makes any sense. McCaskill Yes, Bond no???

[Diogenesis]

Collins, Snowe and Spectre must have thought it was Fri the 13th again.

[Norman Bates]

How DARE John McCain try to remove those 8500 earmarks! /soapbox

[demsux]

Saw that too...wtf

[Norman Bates]

That is surprising. Maybe Bayh saw some internals.

[cc2k]

Abathar wrote:

Bayh voted for i t??

My jaw just hit the space bar...

Yes, he did.

I guess I should also have pointed out the Dems that should be praised on this one:

• Bayh (D-IN)
• McCaskill (D-MO)

Well, that was a short list. But if you live in these states, your really need to send a "thank you for the correct vote on this important ammendment" note to these two. They need to know that their votes are noticed, and they need positive feedback when they vote for conservative principles like fiscal responsibility.

BTW, What's up in Missouri? That just doesn't look right at all. Bond on the wrong side, McCaskill on the correct side. Go figure.

4rcane wrote:

All those Republicans listed needs to go. They’re either too socialist, or too power hungry and playing politics. Either way, we don’t want them around

Maybe eventually.

Right now, they need to hear from their constituents at home that 1) we are watching and we know how you voted and 2) you shouldn't vote against the conservative principles of your constituents. Finally, all Republicans, plus the two Democrats that voted "yea" that they should not vote for cloture until a spending freeze is substituted for the pork and spending increases.

Everyone hit the phones and fax machines. Maybe this can be turned around.

You folks in Missouri will have to be careful to send the right message to the right Senator. It looks backwards from what it should be.

TomasUSMC wrote:

So this amendment would have frozen spending at 2008 levels?

Correct. This would have held FY 2009 spending to FY 2008 levels, through September 30, 2009.

whatisthetruth wrote:

Why does McCain offer an Amendment that he knows will go down to defeat, is he grandstanding?

Not exactly. If this amendment had gotten to 40 or 41 votes, it would have been big trouble for the Dems. They haven't voted for cloture on this yet. If 40+ Senators voted for a spending freeze, a filibuster to force that issue could result.

If this had gotten all Republicans plus Bayh and McCaskill, it would have had many more Dems cross over IMO. The Dem Leadership (especially the White House) wants to look forward to 2010. This 2009 Omnibus bill is a distraction. They want it to pass and go away. The Republicans have (had?) a real opportunity for this amendment to pass.

[Non-Sequitur]

And Bond voted against it. Hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys anymore.

[vox_freedom]

32 to 63. wow, really close...
Shows how far the politics of appeasement gets ya, eh?

[LearsFool]

No offense, but we’re fools if we trust anyone in power in Washington. If people in power could be trusted, the founding fathers wouldn’t have bothered with the restraints of the Constitution.

Think of Washington as being filled with Roman generals after the death of the reigning emperor - everybody making alliances, cutting deals, posturing and grandstanding, bluffing and backstabbing, looking out for (not you!) their own personal/clique’s/faction’s advancement and power. The Constitution’s main goal was to limit the damage done by these power-struggles.

[MindBender26]

Translation please. Waht was this about in plain English?

[hocndoc]

What is Shelby doing voting against this amendment?

[KansasGirl]

WTH is wrong with these Republicans?

Snowe, Collins, Specter. Big freakin’ surprise. NEWSFLASH: They are going to vote with the Rats on EVERYTHING—they are Rats. The Rats have a filibuster proof majority. We are so screwed.

[BlueNgold]

At first I was shocked by Senator Shelby’s vote.
Then I went to his website and looked up news releases:
http://shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.NewsReleases

The good Senator, who happens to sit on the Senate Appropriations (A-Pork-Creations ??) Committee, is bringing home the aforementioned bacon.
02/27/09
Shelby Announces $502,679 for the University of Alabama at Birmingham
02/27/09
Shelby Announces $385,020 for Alabama Department of Public Health
02/27/09
Shelby Announces $695,272 for Jack Edwards Airport
02/27/09
Shelby Announces $26,125 for Taylor Volunteer Fire Department
02/27/09
Shelby Announces $64,600 to Rehobeth Fire Department
02/24/09
Shelby Announces $1.9 Million for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
02/23/09
Shelby Announces $193,365 for the University of South Alabama
02/20/09
Shelby Announces $373,535 for the University of Alabama
02/20/09
Shelby Announces $197,375 for Shelby County Airport
02/20/09
Shelby Announces $205,928 for Russellville Municipal Airport
02/20/09
Shelby Announces $48,693 for Guntersville Municipal Airport
02/20/09
Shelby Announces $128,124 for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
02/20/09
Shelby Announces $272,419 for Madison County Executive Airport
02/20/09
Shelby Announces $80,154 for Wetumpka Municipal Airport
.
.
.
*** Rough calculation - around $5MM and this is just a partial list.

[river rat]

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.
He KNEW is would cast the GOP as the weak sister they have become...

Since there is NOTHING the GOP can accomplish in the Senate or the House without the APPROVAL of Obama and the new Thugocracy -— they should show their contempt for the contempt being heaped upon them and GO HOME...

STOP showing up...
STOP voting....
Deny the Thugocracy the “appearance” of being a Congress of the People and for the people.....
Don’t give the Thugs the ability of claiming Bipartisan support of their Kleptocracy....

[metmom]

We don’t have Republican anything to speak of.

[rfp1234]

Senate Appropriations (A-Pork-Creations ??) Committee

Awesome neologism. I propose including it in the next update of the FReeper Glossary.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Alabama:
Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Wonder where Sessions was today.

And why’d Shelby vote NO?

Alabama ping!

[Rappini]

That was a real shocker for me too.

[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?