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Vote number 2000-215 eliminating the 'marriage penalty'
on Jul 18, 2000 regarding bill HR.4810
Results: Passed 61-38

Vote on a bill that would reduce taxes on married couples by increasing their standard deduction to twice that of single taxpayers and raise the income limits on both the 15 percent and 28 percent tax brackets for married couples to twice that of singles

Categorized under Tax Reform

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


Democrats voting on 2000-215

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Evan Bayh NOIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan NONV Democrat Jr Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Max Cleland YESGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Kent Conrad NOND Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Daschle NOSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan NOND Democratic incumbent
John Edwards NONC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Graham NOFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings NOSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Kerrey YESNE Former Democrat Senator
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln NOAR Democratic incumbent
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Pat Moynihan NONY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
Charles Robb NOVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic incumbent
Bob Torricelli YESNJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone NOMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 2000-215

Spencer Abraham YESMI Republican Senator (Former)
John Ashcroft YESMO Republican Senator (Former)
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning YESKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell YESCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Lincoln Chafee YESRI Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican incumbent
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald YESIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Slade Gorton YESWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm YESTX Former Republican Senator
Rod Grams YESMN Republican Senator (Former)
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms YESNC Former Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson YESAR Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack YESFL Former Republican Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
William Roth YESDE Former Republican Senator
Rick Santorum YESPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith YESFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson YESTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond YESSC Former Republican Senator
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent


Independents voting on 2000-215

Jim Jeffords YESVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 6; NO 28
Republicans: YES 39; NO 1
Independents: YES 1; NO 0