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Senate Votes on 2006-262 |
Proponents support voting YES because:
It is obvious there is no more defining issue in our Nation today than stopping illegal immigration. The most basic obligation of any government is to secure the Nation's borders. One issue in which there appears to be a consensus between the Senate and the House is on the issue of building a secure fence. So rather than wait until comprehensive legislation is enacted, we should move forward on targeted legislation which is effective and meaningful. The legislation today provides over 700 miles of
Democrats voting on 2006-262 | ||
| Daniel Akaka | NO | HI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Max Baucus | YES | MT Democrat Sr Senator |
| Evan Bayh | YES | IN Democratic Jr Senator |
| Joe Biden | YES | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Jeff Bingaman | NO | NM Democrat Jr Senator |
| Barbara Boxer | YES | CA Democratic incumbent |
| Robert Byrd | YES | WV Democrat Sr Senator |
| Maria Cantwell | NO | WA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Tom Carper | YES | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Hillary Clinton | YES | NY Democrat Jr Senator |
| Kent Conrad | YES | ND Democrat Sr Senator |
| Mark Dayton | YES | MN Democrat Jr Senator |
| Chris Dodd | YES | CT Democratic incumbent |
| Byron Dorgan | YES | ND Democratic incumbent |
| Richard Durbin | NO | IL Democrat Sr Senator |
| Russell Feingold | NO | WI Democratic incumbent |
| Dianne Feinstein | YES | CA Democrat Sr Senator |
| Tom Harkin | YES | IA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Daniel Inouye | NO | HI Democratic incumbent |
| Tim Johnson | YES | SD Democrat Sr Senator |
| John Kerry | NO | MA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004 |
| Herbert Kohl | YES | WI Democrat Sr Senator |
| Mary Landrieu | YES | 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 | YES | AR Democratic incumbent |
| Robert Menendez | NO | NJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep. |
| Barbara Mikulski | YES | MD Democratic incumbent |
| Patty Murray | NO | WA Democratic incumbent |
| Ben Nelson | YES | NE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Bill Nelson | YES | FL Democrat Sr Senator |
| Barack Obama | YES | IL Democratic Jr Senator |
| Mark Pryor | YES | AR Democrat Challenger (Former) |
| Jack Reed | NO | RI Democrat Sr Senator |
| Harry Reid | NO | NV Democratic incumbent |
| John Rockefeller | YES | WV Democratic Jr Senator |
| Ken Salazar | NO | CO Democratic Jr Senator |
| Paul Sarbanes | NO | MD Democrat Sr Senator |
| Charles Schumer | YES | NY Democratic incumbent |
| Debbie Stabenow | YES | MI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Ron Wyden | YES | OR Democratic incumbent |
Republicans voting on 2006-262 | ||
| Lamar Alexander | YES | TN Republican Jr Senator |
| Wayne Allard | YES | CO Republican Jr Senator |
| George Allen | YES | VA 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 |
| Conrad Burns | YES | MT Republican Jr Senator |
| Richard Burr | YES | NC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative |
| Lincoln Chafee | NO | RI Republican Jr Senator |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mike DeWine | YES | OH Republican Sr Senator |
| 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 |
| Bill Frist | YES | TN 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 |
| Rick Santorum | YES | PA 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 | YES | ME Republican Sr Senator |
| Arlen Specter | YES | PA Republican incumbent |
| Ted Stevens | YES | AK Republican Sr Senator |
| John Sununu | YES | NH Republican Jr Senator |
| Jim Talent | YES | MO 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 | YES | OH Republican incumbent |
| John Warner | YES | VA Republican Sr Senator |
Independents voting on 2006-262 | ||
| Jim Jeffords | NO | VT Independent Jr Senator |
| Democrats:
YES 26; NO 17
Republicans: YES 54; NO 1 Independents: YES 0; NO 1 |