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Published: May 30, 2010
Author: By JAMES ROSEN - McClatchy Newspapers
Post Date: 2010-05-30 00:51:43 by HAPPY2BME-ONLF
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DeMint bid to build border fence defeatedBy JAMES ROSEN McClatchy Newspapers The Senate late Thursday defeated Sen. Jim DeMint's bid to require completion of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border within a year. The 52-45 vote against DeMint's measure largely followed party lines, with Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio the only Republican to oppose it. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Seneca, S.C., Republican, voted for the DeMint legislation. Four Democrats voted for setting a deadline to complete the border fence: Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, John Rockefeller of West Virginia, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Jon Tester of Montana. DeMint, a Greenville, S.C., Republican who helped lead opposition to a bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2006, said only 34 miles of a double-layer border fence authorized by Congress have been built. "The federal government is ignoring its own law at the peril of citizens in Arizona, Texas and really those all over the country," DeMint said on the Senate floor before the vote. The vote was on whether to attach DeMint's amendment to a $59 billion supplemental spending bill providing funds for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, disaster relief in Haiti and the United States and other needs. DeMint dismissed as "temporary and insufficient" President Barack Obama's decision earlier this week to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and to seek $500 million in new funding to help fortify the frontier. The Mexican government's crackdown on drug cartels has increased violence along the border in areas where illegal narcotics are smuggled into the United States. "Thousands of Mexicans have been killed," DeMint said. "We've encouraged the drug cartels to ship their goods to our border. We have mass chaos on our border because we will not do what we know works." The Senate in May 2006 defeated an immigration overhaul that would have helped 12 million undocumented workers in the United States gain legal status while taking steps to fortify the southern border. DeMint branded that bill "amnesty," helping spark opposition to it among conservative activists across the country. After that measure failed, Congress in September 2006 passed a narrower bill authorizing construction of the 700-mile-long, double-layered fence along the border. Only short segments of the fence have been built since Democrats gained control of Congress in the November 2006 elections. The Homeland Security Department in 2007 began to shift its focus to erecting a "virtual fence" along the 2,000-mile border, using sensors, cameras and other high-tech equipment to prevent illegal crossings. That plan, however, has been delayed by technical glitches and cost overruns. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano decided in March to slash funding for it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate Vote Summary | Question: On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII ) | Vote Number: | 172 | Vote Date: | May 27, 2010, 07:36 PM | | Required For Majority: | 2/3 | Vote Result: | Motion Rejected | Measure Number: | H.R. 4899 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 ) | Measure Title: | Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. |
Vote Counts: | YEAs | 45 | | | NAYs | 52 | | Not Voting | 3 |
Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Yea Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Yea Bayh (D-IN), Yea Begich (D-AK), Nay Bennet (D-CO), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Yea Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Nay Brown (D-OH), Nay Brown (R-MA), Yea Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burr (R-NC), Yea Burris (D-IL), Nay Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Cardin (D-MD), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay Casey (D-PA), Nay Chambliss (R-GA), Not Voting Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Nay Corker (R-TN), Yea Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea DeMint (R-SC), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Nay Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay
| Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Franken (D-MN), Nay Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagan (D-NC), Nay Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Yea Johanns (R-NE), Yea Johnson (D-SD), Nay Kaufman (D-DE), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Nay Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay LeMieux (R-FL), Yea Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay Lincoln (D-AR), Not Voting Lugar (R-IN), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Not Voting McConnell (R-KY), Yea
| Menendez (D-NJ), Nay Merkley (D-OR), Nay Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Nay Nelson (D-NE), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Nay Risch (R-ID), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shaheen (D-NH), Nay Shelby (R-AL), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (D-PA), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Tester (D-MT), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea Udall (D-CO), Nay Udall (D-NM), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Nay Warner (D-VA), Nay Webb (D-VA), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay Wicker (R-MS), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay
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Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---45 | Alexander (R-TN) Barrasso (R-WY) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brown (R-MA) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX)
| Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) LeMieux (R-FL)
| Lugar (R-IN) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nelson (D-NE) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Snowe (R-ME) Tester (D-MT) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS) |
NAYs ---52 | Akaka (D-HI) Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Burris (D-IL) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Conrad (D-ND) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA)
| Franken (D-MN) Gillibrand (D-NY) Hagan (D-NC) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Johnson (D-SD) Kaufman (D-DE) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA)
| Nelson (D-FL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Specter (D-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (D-VA) Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR) |
Not Voting - 3 | Chambliss (R-GA)
| Lincoln (D-AR)
| McCaskill (D-MO) |
Grouped by Home State | Alabama: | Sessions (R-AL), Yea | Shelby (R-AL), Yea | Alaska: | Begich (D-AK), Nay | Murkowski (R-AK), Yea | | Arizona: | Kyl (R-AZ), Yea | McCain (R-AZ), Yea | Arkansas: | Lincoln (D-AR), Not Voting | Pryor (D-AR), Nay | | California: | Boxer (D-CA), Nay | Feinstein (D-CA), Nay | Colorado: | Bennet (D-CO), Nay | Udall (D-CO), Nay | | Connecticut: | Dodd (D-CT), Nay | Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay | Delaware: | Carper (D-DE), Nay | Kaufman (D-DE), Nay | | Florida: | LeMieux (R-FL), Yea | Nelson (D-FL), Nay | Georgia: | Chambliss (R-GA), Not Voting | Isakson (R-GA), Yea | | Hawaii: | Akaka (D-HI), Nay | Inouye (D-HI), Nay | Idaho: | Crapo (R-ID), Yea | Risch (R-ID), Yea | | Illinois: | Burris (D-IL), Nay | Durbin (D-IL), Nay | Indiana: | Bayh (D-IN), Yea | Lugar (R-IN), Yea | | Iowa: | Grassley (R-IA), Yea | Harkin (D-IA), Nay | Kansas: | Brownback (R-KS), Yea | Roberts (R-KS), Yea | | Kentucky: | Bunning (R-KY), Yea | McConnell (R-KY), Yea | Louisiana: | Landrieu (D-LA), Yea | Vitter (R-LA), Yea | | Maine: | Collins (R-ME), Yea | Snowe (R-ME), Yea | Maryland: | Cardin (D-MD), Nay | Mikulski (D-MD), Nay | | Massachusetts: | Brown (R-MA), Yea | Kerry (D-MA), Nay | Michigan: | Levin (D-MI), Nay | Stabenow (D-MI), Nay | | Minnesota: | Franken (D-MN), Nay | Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay | Mississippi: | Cochran (R-MS), Yea | Wicker (R-MS), Yea | | Missouri: | Bond (R-MO), Yea | McCaskill (D-MO), Not Voting | Montana: | Baucus (D-MT), Yea | Tester (D-MT), Yea | | Nebraska: | Johanns (R-NE), Yea | Nelson (D-NE), Yea | Nevada: | Ensign (R-NV), Yea | Reid (D-NV), Nay | | New Hampshire: | Gregg (R-NH), Yea | Shaheen (D-NH), Nay | New Jersey: | Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay | Menendez (D-NJ), Nay | | New Mexico: | Bingaman (D-NM), Nay | Udall (D-NM), Nay | New York: | Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay | Schumer (D-NY), Nay | | North Carolina: | Burr (R-NC), Yea | Hagan (D-NC), Nay | North Dakota: | Conrad (D-ND), Nay | Dorgan (D-ND), Nay | | Ohio: | Brown (D-OH), Nay | Voinovich (R-OH), Nay | Oklahoma: | Coburn (R-OK), Yea | Inhofe (R-OK), Yea | | Oregon: | Merkley (D-OR), Nay | Wyden (D-OR), Nay | Pennsylvania: | Casey (D-PA), Nay | Specter (D-PA), Nay | | Rhode Island: | Reed (D-RI), Nay | Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay | South Carolina: | DeMint (R-SC), Yea | Graham (R-SC), Yea | | South Dakota: | Johnson (D-SD), Nay | Thune (R-SD), Yea | Tennessee: | Alexander (R-TN), Yea | Corker (R-TN), Yea | | Texas: | Cornyn (R-TX), Yea | Hutchison (R-TX), Yea | Utah: | Bennett (R-UT), Yea | Hatch (R-UT), Yea | | Vermont: | Leahy (D-VT), Nay | Sanders (I-VT), Nay | Virginia: | Warner (D-VA), Nay | Webb (D-VA), Nay | | Washington: | Cantwell (D-WA), Nay | Murray (D-WA), Nay | West Virginia: | Byrd (D-WV), Nay | Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea | | Wisconsin: | Feingold (D-WI), Nay | Kohl (D-WI), Nay | Wyoming: | Barrasso (R-WY), Yea | Enzi (R-WY), Yea | |
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