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Senate Votes on 2007-083 |
Proponents recommend voting YES because:
It is disappointing to many family businesses and farm owners to set the death tax rate at what I believe is a confiscatory 45% and set the exemption at only $3.5 million, which most of us believe is too low. This leaves more than 22,000 families subject to the estate tax each year.
Opponents recommend voting NO because:
You can extend all the tax breaks that have been described in this amendment if you pay for them.
Democrats voting on 2007-083 | ||
| Daniel Akaka | NO | HI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Max Baucus | NO | MT Democrat Sr Senator |
| Evan Bayh | NO | IN Democratic Jr Senator |
| Joe Biden | NO | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Jeff Bingaman | NO | NM Democrat Jr Senator |
| Barbara Boxer | NO | CA Democratic incumbent |
| Sherrod Brown | NO | OH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. |
| Robert Byrd | NO | WV Democrat Sr Senator |
| Maria Cantwell | NO | WA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Benjamin Cardin | NO | MD Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. |
| Tom Carper | NO | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Bob Casey | NO | PA Democratic challenger, state treasurer |
| Hillary Clinton | NO | NY Democrat Jr Senator |
| Kent Conrad | NO | ND Democrat Sr Senator |
| Byron Dorgan | NO | ND Democratic incumbent |
| Richard Durbin | NO | IL Democrat Sr Senator |
| Russell Feingold | NO | WI Democratic incumbent |
| Dianne Feinstein | NO | CA Democrat Sr Senator |
| Tom Harkin | NO | IA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Daniel Inouye | NO | HI Democratic incumbent |
| Ted Kennedy | NO | MA Democrat Sr Senator |
| John Kerry | NO | MA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004 |
| Amy Klobuchar | NO | MN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney |
| Herbert Kohl | NO | WI Democrat Sr Senator |
| Mary Landrieu | NO | LA Democrat Sr Senator |
| Frank Lautenberg | NO | NJ Democrat Sr Senator |
| Patrick Leahy | NO | VT Democratic incumbent |
| Carl Levin | NO | MI Democrat Sr Senator |
| Joseph Lieberman | NO | CT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004 |
| Blanche Lambert Lincoln | NO | AR Democratic incumbent |
| Claire McCaskill | NO | MO Democratic challenger; state Auditor |
| Robert Menendez | NO | NJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep. |
| Barbara Mikulski | NO | MD Democratic incumbent |
| Patty Murray | NO | WA Democratic incumbent |
| Ben Nelson | NO | NE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Bill Nelson | NO | FL Democrat Sr Senator |
| Barack Obama | NO | IL Democratic Jr Senator |
| Mark Pryor | NO | AR Democrat Challenger (Former) |
| Jack Reed | NO | RI Democrat Sr Senator |
| Harry Reid | NO | NV Democratic incumbent |
| John Rockefeller | NO | WV Democratic Jr Senator |
| Ken Salazar | NO | CO Democratic Jr Senator |
| Charles Schumer | NO | NY Democratic incumbent |
| Debbie Stabenow | NO | MI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Jon Tester | NO | MT Democratic challenger; state Senator |
| James Webb | NO | VA Democratic challenger |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | NO | RI Democratic challenger, previously attorney general |
| Ron Wyden | NO | OR Democratic incumbent |
Republicans voting on 2007-083 | ||
| Lamar Alexander | YES | TN Republican Jr Senator |
| Wayne Allard | YES | CO Republican Jr Senator |
| Robert Bennett | YES | UT Republican incumbent |
| Kit Bond | YES | MO Republican incumbent |
| Sam Brownback | YES | KS Republican incumbent |
| Jim Bunning | YES | KY Republican incumbent |
| Richard Burr | YES | NC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| Saxby Chambliss | YES | GA Republican Sr Senator |
| Tom Coburn | YES | OK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep |
| Thad Cochran | YES | MS Republican Sr Senator |
| Norm Coleman | YES | MN Republican Jr Senator |
| Susan Collins | YES | ME Republican Jr Senator |
| Bob Corker | YES | TN Republican challenger |
| John Cornyn | YES | TX Republican Jr Senator |
| Larry Craig | YES | ID Republican Sr Senator |
| Michael Crapo | YES | ID Republican incumbent |
| Jim DeMint | YES | SC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| Elizabeth Dole | YES | NC Republican Sr Senator |
| Pete Domenici | YES | NM Republican Sr Senator |
| John Ensign | YES | NV Republican Jr Senator |
| Michael Enzi | YES | WY Republican Jr Senator |
| Lindsey Graham | YES | SC Republican Jr Senator |
| Chuck Grassley | YES | IA Republican incumbent |
| Judd Gregg | YES | NH Republican incumbent |
| Chuck Hagel | YES | NE Republican Jr Senator |
| Orrin Hatch | YES | UT Republican Sr Senator |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | YES | TX Republican Jr Senator |
| James Inhofe | YES | OK Republican Sr Senator |
| Johnny Isakson | YES | GA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| Jon Kyl | YES | AZ Republican Jr Senator |
| Trent Lott | YES | MS Republican Jr Senator |
| Richard Lugar | YES | IN Republican Sr Senator |
| Mel Martinez | YES | FL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary |
| John McCain | YES | AZ Republican incumbent |
| Mitch McConnell | YES | KY Republican Sr Senator |
| Lisa Murkowski | YES | AK Republican incumbent |
| Pat Roberts | YES | KS Republican Jr Senator |
| Jeff Sessions | YES | AL Republican Sr Senator |
| Richard Shelby | YES | AL Republican incumbent |
| Gordon Harold Smith | YES | OR Republican Jr Senator |
| Olympia Snowe | NO | ME Republican Sr Senator |
| Arlen Specter | YES | PA Republican incumbent |
| Ted Stevens | YES | AK Republican Sr Senator |
| John Sununu | YES | NH Republican Jr Senator |
| Craig Thomas | YES | WY Republican Sr Senator |
| John Thune | YES | SD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| David Vitter | YES | LA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| George Voinovich | NO | OH Republican incumbent |
| John Warner | YES | VA Republican Sr Senator |
Independents voting on 2007-083 | ||
| Bernie Sanders | NO | VT Independent challenger, U.S. Rep |
| Democrats:
YES 0; NO 48
Republicans: YES 47; NO 2 Independents: YES 0; NO 1 |