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Senate Votes on 2006-008

 


Vote number 2006-008 $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut
on Feb 2, 2006 regarding bill S Amdt 2737 to HR 4297 Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act
Results: Motion Rejected, 44-53

To strengthen America's military, to repeal the extension of tax rates for capital gains and dividends, to reduce the deficit, and for other purposes. Specifically, a YES vote would appropriate $47 billion to the military and would pay for it by repealing the extension of tax cuts for capital gains and dividends to 2010 back to 2008. The funds wuold be used as follows:

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 11: Repeal tax cuts on wealthy.





Democrats voting on 2006-008

Daniel Akaka YESHI Democrat Jr Senator
Max Baucus YESMT Democrat Sr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Joe Biden YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell YESWA Democrat Jr Senator
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Hillary Clinton YESNY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Mark Dayton YESMN Democrat Jr Senator
Chris Dodd YESCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
Richard Durbin YESIL Democrat Sr Senator
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Harkin YESIA Democrat Jr Senator
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic incumbent
Tim Johnson YESSD Democrat Sr Senator
Ted Kennedy YESMA Democrat Sr Senator
John Kerry YESMA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Mary Landrieu YESLA Democrat Sr Senator
Frank Lautenberg YESNJ Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic incumbent
Carl Levin YESMI Democrat Sr Senator
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Robert Menendez YESNJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep.
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson NONE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson YESFL Democrat Sr Senator
Barack Obama YESIL Democratic Jr Senator
Mark Pryor YESAR Democrat Challenger (Former)
Jack Reed YESRI Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
John Rockefeller YESWV Democratic Jr Senator
Ken Salazar YESCO Democratic Jr Senator
Paul Sarbanes YESMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer YESNY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow YESMI Democrat Jr Senator
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent



Republicans voting on 2006-008

Lamar Alexander NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Wayne Allard NOCO Republican Jr Senator
George Allen NOVA Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett NOUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback NOKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning NOKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns NOMT Republican Jr Senator
Richard Burr NONC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Lincoln Chafee YESRI Republican Jr Senator
Saxby Chambliss NOGA Republican Sr Senator
Tom Coburn NOOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Thad Cochran NOMS Republican Sr Senator
Norm Coleman NOMN Republican Jr Senator
Susan Collins NOME Republican Jr Senator
John Cornyn NOTX Republican Jr Senator
Larry Craig NOID Republican Sr Senator
Michael Crapo NOID Republican incumbent
Jim DeMint NOSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Mike DeWine NOOH Republican Sr Senator
Elizabeth Dole NONC Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign NONV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi NOWY Republican Jr Senator
Bill Frist NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Lindsey Graham NOSC Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel NONE Republican Jr Senator
Orrin Hatch NOUT Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison NOTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Johnny Isakson NOGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Jon Kyl NOAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott NOMS Republican Jr Senator
Richard Lugar NOIN Republican Sr Senator
Mel Martinez NOFL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary
John McCain NOAZ Republican incumbent
Mitch McConnell NOKY Republican Sr Senator
Lisa Murkowski NOAK Republican incumbent
Pat Roberts NOKS Republican Jr Senator
Rick Santorum NOPA Republican Jr Senator
Jeff Sessions NOAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Gordon Harold Smith NOOR Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe NOME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter NOPA Republican incumbent
Ted Stevens NOAK Republican Sr Senator
John Sununu NONH Republican Jr Senator
Jim Talent NOMO Republican Jr Senator
John Thune NOSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
David Vitter NOLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent
John Warner NOVA Republican Sr Senator

Independents voting on 2006-008

Jim Jeffords YESVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 42; NO 1
Republicans: YES 1; NO 52
Independents: YES 1; NO 0