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Senate Votes on 2007-429

 


Vote number 2007-429 prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land
on Dec 13, 2007 regarding bill S.Amdt. 3640 to H.R. 2419 Craig Amendment to Farm Bill Extension Act
Results: Rejected 37-58 (3/5 required)

To prohibit the involuntary acquisition of farmland & grazing land by government for parks, open space, or similar purposes. Exceptions include takings for use by:

Proponents support voting YES because:

Sen. CRAIG: "Eminent domain was elevated greatly as an issue following a highly controversial 2005 Supreme Court decision known as Kelo vs. The City of New London. Since that decision, we as a nation have allowed state & local governments to utilize eminent domain to force landowners to yield their property to private development. Farmers and ranchers in particular have become vulnerable to state and local governments taking their property for economic development or open space designations. My amendment is a very targeted amendment. It addresses only cases in which private working agricultural land is taken and turned into public open space."





Democrats voting on 2007-429

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Max Baucus YESMT Democrat Sr Senator
Evan Bayh NOIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
Sherrod Brown NOOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Robert Byrd NOWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell NOWA Democrat Jr Senator
Benjamin Cardin NOMD Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Tom Carper NODE Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Casey NOPA Democratic challenger, state treasurer
Kent Conrad NOND Democrat Sr Senator
Byron Dorgan NOND Democratic incumbent
Richard Durbin NOIL Democrat Sr Senator
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Harkin NOIA Democrat Jr Senator
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Tim Johnson NOSD Democrat Sr Senator
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
John Kerry NOMA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004
Amy Klobuchar NOMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Mary Landrieu NOLA Democrat Sr Senator
Frank Lautenberg NONJ Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Carl Levin NOMI Democrat Sr Senator
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln NOAR Democratic incumbent
Claire McCaskill NOMO Democratic challenger; state Auditor
Robert Menendez NONJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep.
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson NONE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson NOFL Democrat Sr Senator
Mark Pryor NOAR Democrat Challenger (Former)
Jack Reed NORI Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
John Rockefeller NOWV Democratic Jr Senator
Ken Salazar NOCO Democratic Jr Senator
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow NOMI Democrat Jr Senator
Jon Tester YESMT Democratic challenger; state Senator
James Webb NOVA Democratic challenger
Sheldon Whitehouse NORI Democratic challenger, previously attorney general
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent



Republicans voting on 2007-429

Lamar Alexander NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Wayne Allard YESCO Republican Jr Senator
John Barrasso YESWY Republican Appointee
Robert Bennett NOUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning YESKY Republican incumbent
Richard Burr YESNC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Saxby Chambliss NOGA Republican Sr Senator
Tom Coburn YESOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Thad Cochran YESMS Republican Sr Senator
Norm Coleman YESMN Republican Jr Senator
Susan Collins NOME Republican Jr Senator
Bob Corker YESTN Republican challenger
John Cornyn YESTX Republican Jr Senator
Larry Craig YESID Republican Sr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican incumbent
Jim DeMint YESSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Elizabeth Dole YESNC Republican Sr Senator
Pete Domenici YESNM Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign YESNV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi YESWY Republican Jr Senator
Lindsey Graham YESSC Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel NONE Republican Jr Senator
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Johnny Isakson YESGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Republican Jr Senator
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Mel Martinez NOFL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary
Mitch McConnell YESKY Republican Sr Senator
Lisa Murkowski YESAK Republican incumbent
Pat Roberts YESKS Republican Jr Senator
Jeff Sessions NOAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Gordon Harold Smith NOOR Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter NOPA Republican incumbent
Ted Stevens YESAK Republican Sr Senator
John Sununu YESNH Republican Jr Senator
John Thune YESSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
David Vitter YESLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent
John Warner NOVA Republican Sr Senator

Independents voting on 2007-429

Bernie Sanders NOVT Independent challenger, U.S. Rep



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 2; NO 44
Republicans: YES 35; NO 13
Independents: YES 0; NO 1