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Senate Votes on 2007-243

 


Vote number 2007-243 limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months
on Jul 11, 2007 regarding bill SA2032 to HR1585 Hagel Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill
Results: Rejected, 52-45 (3/5 required)

Vote on an amendment, SA2032, which amends HR1585, the Defense Authorization bill: To limit the deployment of a unit or individual of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom to no more than 12 consecutive months; and to limit Marine Corps deployment to no more than 7 consecutive months; except in time of national emergency.

Proponents support voting YES because:

Sen. HAGEL: The war in Iraq has pushed the US Army to the breaking point. When we deploy our military, we have an obligation to ensure that our troops are rested, ready, prepared, fully trained, and fully equipped. Today's Armed Forces are being deployed repeatedly for increasing periods of time. This is quickly wearing down the troops and their families, impacting the mental and physical health of our troops. Further, these deployments are affecting the recruiting and retention rates of the military. For example, the Army reached only a little over 80% of its recruiting goal for June.

Voting N counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 15: Homeland Security.





Democrats voting on 2007-243

Daniel Akaka YESHI Democrat Jr Senator
Max Baucus YESMT Democrat Sr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Joe Biden YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
Sherrod Brown YESOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell YESWA Democrat Jr Senator
Benjamin Cardin YESMD Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Casey YESPA Democratic challenger, state treasurer
Hillary Clinton YESNY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr 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
Ted Kennedy YESMA Democrat Sr Senator
John Kerry YESMA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004
Amy Klobuchar YESMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
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 NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Claire McCaskill YESMO Democratic challenger; state Auditor
Robert Menendez YESNJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep.
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson YESNE 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
Charles Schumer YESNY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow YESMI Democrat Jr Senator
Jon Tester YESMT Democratic challenger; state Senator
James Webb YESVA Democratic challenger
Sheldon Whitehouse YESRI Democratic challenger, previously attorney general
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent



Republicans voting on 2007-243

Lamar Alexander NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Wayne Allard NOCO Republican Jr Senator
John Barrasso NOWY Republican Appointee
Robert Bennett NOUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning NOKY Republican incumbent
Richard Burr NONC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
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
Bob Corker NOTN Republican challenger
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
Elizabeth Dole NONC Republican Sr Senator
Pete Domenici NONM Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign NONV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi NOWY Republican Jr Senator
Lindsey Graham NOSC Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel YESNE 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
Jeff Sessions NOAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Gordon Harold Smith YESOR Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter NOPA Republican incumbent
Ted Stevens NOAK Republican Sr Senator
John Sununu NONH Republican Jr Senator
John Thune NOSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent
John Warner NOVA Republican Sr Senator

Independents voting on 2007-243

Bernie Sanders YESVT Independent challenger, U.S. Rep



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 48; NO 1
Republicans: YES 3; NO 44
Independents: YES 1; NO 0