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Senate Votes on 08-S064 |
SUPPORTER'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING YES:Sen. SANDERS: The wealthiest people in the country have not had it so good since the 1920s. Their incomes are soaring, while at the same time the middle class is shrinking, and we have by far the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country. The time is now to begin changing our national priorities and moving this country in a different direction.
This amendment restores the top income tax bracket for households earning more than $1 million a year, it raises $32.5 billion over 3 years, and invests that in our kids, including
Democrats voting on 08-S064 | ||
| Daniel Akaka | YES | HI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Evan Bayh | YES | IN Democratic Jr Senator |
| Jeff Bingaman | YES | NM Democrat Jr Senator |
| Barbara Boxer | YES | CA Democratic incumbent |
| Sherrod Brown | YES | OH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. |
| Maria Cantwell | NO | WA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Benjamin Cardin | YES | MD Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. |
| Tom Carper | NO | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Bob Casey | YES | PA Democratic challenger, state treasurer |
| Hillary Clinton | YES | NY Democrat Jr Senator |
| Kent Conrad | YES | ND Democrat Sr Senator |
| Chris Dodd | YES | CT Democratic incumbent |
| Byron Dorgan | YES | ND Democratic incumbent |
| Russell Feingold | YES | WI Democratic incumbent |
| Dianne Feinstein | YES | CA Democrat Sr Senator |
| Daniel Inouye | YES | HI Democratic incumbent |
| Ted Kennedy | YES | MA Democrat Sr Senator |
| Amy Klobuchar | YES | MN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney |
| Herbert Kohl | YES | WI Democrat Sr Senator |
| Patrick Leahy | YES | VT Democratic incumbent |
| Joseph Lieberman | YES | CT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004 |
| Blanche Lambert Lincoln | NO | AR Democratic incumbent |
| Claire McCaskill | YES | MO Democratic challenger; state Auditor |
| Robert Menendez | YES | NJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep. |
| Barbara Mikulski | YES | MD Democratic incumbent |
| Patty Murray | YES | WA Democratic incumbent |
| Ben Nelson | NO | NE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Bill Nelson | YES | FL Democrat Sr Senator |
| Barack Obama | YES | IL Democratic Jr Senator |
| Harry Reid | YES | NV Democratic incumbent |
| Ken Salazar | NO | CO Democratic Jr Senator |
| Charles Schumer | YES | NY Democratic incumbent |
| Debbie Stabenow | YES | MI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Jon Tester | NO | MT Democratic challenger; state Senator |
| James Webb | YES | VA Democratic challenger |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | YES | RI Democratic challenger, previously attorney general |
| Ron Wyden | NO | OR Democratic incumbent |
Republicans voting on 08-S064 | ||
| Wayne Allard | NO | CO Republican Jr Senator |
| Robert Bennett | NO | UT Republican incumbent |
| Kit Bond | NO | MO Republican incumbent |
| Sam Brownback | NO | KS Republican incumbent |
| Jim Bunning | NO | KY Republican incumbent |
| Richard Burr | NO | NC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| Tom Coburn | NO | OK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep |
| Bob Corker | NO | TN Republican challenger |
| Larry Craig | NO | ID Republican Sr Senator |
| Michael Crapo | NO | ID Republican incumbent |
| Jim DeMint | NO | SC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| Pete Domenici | NO | NM Republican Sr Senator |
| John Ensign | NO | NV Republican Jr Senator |
| Chuck Grassley | NO | IA Republican incumbent |
| Judd Gregg | NO | NH Republican incumbent |
| Chuck Hagel | NO | NE Republican Jr Senator |
| Orrin Hatch | NO | UT Republican Sr Senator |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | NO | TX Republican Jr Senator |
| James Inhofe | NO | OK Republican Sr Senator |
| Johnny Isakson | NO | GA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| Jon Kyl | NO | AZ Republican Jr Senator |
| Richard Lugar | NO | IN Republican Sr Senator |
| Mel Martinez | NO | FL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary |
| Lisa Murkowski | NO | AK Republican incumbent |
| Richard Shelby | NO | AL Republican incumbent |
| Olympia Snowe | NO | ME Republican Sr Senator |
| Arlen Specter | NO | PA Republican incumbent |
| John Thune | NO | SD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| David Vitter | NO | LA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| George Voinovich | NO | OH Republican incumbent |
| John Warner | NO | VA Republican Sr Senator |
Independents voting on 08-S064 | ||
| Bernie Sanders | YES | VT Independent challenger, U.S. Rep |
| Democrats:
YES 30; NO 7
Republicans: YES 0; NO 31 Independents: YES 1; NO 0 |